From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 5 00:43:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4F4F16A4CE for ; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:43:56 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net (sccrmhc12.comcast.net [204.127.202.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5960243D46 for ; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:43:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vladimir@math.uic.edu) Received: from cat.math.uic.edu (c-24-12-126-199.client.comcast.net[24.12.126.199]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <2004100500435501200519aue>; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:43:55 +0000 Received: (qmail 21262 invoked by uid 31415); 5 Oct 2004 00:43:55 -0000 Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 19:43:55 -0500 From: Vladimir Egorin To: Brian Fundakowski Feldman Message-ID: <20041005004355.GA21241@math.uic.edu> References: <20041004234818.GA856@internode.com.au> <20041005000324.GB44359@green.homeunix.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041005000324.GB44359@green.homeunix.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: Adam Smith Subject: Re: Odd Poewr Saving problems? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 00:43:56 -0000 On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 08:03:24PM -0400, Brian Fundakowski Feldman wrote: > On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 09:18:19AM +0930, Adam Smith wrote: > > I have a strange issue with power saving and FreeBSD 5.3. I've been > > experiencing it through BETA4-6. > > > > I am running X with KDE3.3, and every now and then FreeBSD presents me with > > a black screen (as if it has detected that it is now time to suspend > > display). > > > > Each time it is fixed by just pressing a button or moving my mouse, as per > > a normal power saving function. > > > > Is there any other information I can provide that might shed some light to > > the problem? > > I see the same thing running a KDE3.3 desktop and Xorg. It only happens a > few times, though, soon after I first enter X. If anyone knows how to > enable any kind of logging for DPMS requests to see if it's an X app > causing it, or to log the DPMS timers to see if it's an X server bug, > I'll try them. > > -- > Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ > <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ > Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\ Same here, with a recent X.org port and Matrox Millenium graphics card. The problem first appeared in XFree86-4.3 and persisted after upgrade to X.org. -- Vladimir