(work-around) Bug: (SolydXee) Power Manager > Display

[xfce]

Bug: (SolydXee) Power Manager > Display -- 01.21.2019
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"Blank after" -- Does not Blank display -- Toggles "Mirror Displays"

Example 1: Settings > Power Manager > Display > Display power management > Blank after
-- Set "blank after" at 10 minutes . . . after 10 minutes, neither display is blanked and Display #2 is mirroring on Display #1.
-- Requires returning to Settings > Display and UnChecking "Mirror displays" to return to normal.

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"Put to sleep after" -- Blanks Display #2 and Toggles "Mirror Displays"

Example 2: Settings > Power Manager > Display > Display power management > Put to sleep after
-- Set "Put to sleep after" at 20 minutes . . . after 20 minutes, Display #2 is blanked, Display #1 is not blanked.
-- Upon keyboard interaction of mouse movement, Display #2 resumes and is in a "mirrored state" with #1.
-- Requires returning to Settings > Display and UnChecking "Mirror displays" to return to normal.


!! Using Two Displays: #1 Display Port (primary) -- #2 HDMI

Thank you for the pointer on the "code" tag. I apologize for that.

=== inixi =====

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 4.19.0-1-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.2.0 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: SolydXK 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: H310M-STX serial: <filter> 
           UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: P3.10 date: 08/08/2018 
CPU:       Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i3-8100 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Kaby Lake rev: B 
           L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 28800 
           Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel 8th Gen Core Processor Gaussian Mixture Model vendor: ASRock driver: i915 
           v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.3 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
           resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Coffeelake 3x8 GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.8 
           direct render: Yes

[ilu]

Please use code tags. And please explain which expected behaviour does not work and what happens instead. I don't get it. Or maybe I'm too dense?

[xfce]

updated original post above: 01.22.2019

[xfce]

** updated: 01.24.2019 -- 19:40pm **

Something is afoot . . .

Power manager set to test:
-- Blank after: 1 minute
-- Put to sleep after: 2 minutes
-- Switch off after: 3 minutes

1) At 1:00 minute, both displays actually went blank for 10 seconds, then returned with Display #2 mirroring Display #1.
2) At 2:10 minutes, both displays went blank for 10 seconds, Display #1 returned - Display #2 was blank.
3) At 3:20 minutes, both displays went blank for 10 seconds, Display #1 returned - Display #2 was blank.
4) At 4:30 minutes, both displays went blank for 10 seconds, Display #1 returned - Display #2 was blank.
5) After 1 hour, Display #1 was not blank, Display #2 remained blank. Keyboard or mouse movement would not activate Display #2.

-- At this point opening the Display settings and "Unchecking" Mirror displays activated Display #2 and normal display resumed.

Results of "xfce4-power-manager --dump" 01.24.2019 19:15pm
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---------------------------------------------------
       Xfce power manager version 1.6.1
With policykit support
With network manager support
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Can suspend: True
Can hibernate: True
Authorized to suspend: True
Authorized to hibernate: True
Authorized to shutdown: True
Has battery: False
Has brightness panel: False
Has power button: True
Has hibernate button: True
Has sleep button: True
Has LID: False

Interestingly, neither Suspend or Hibernate is activated in the Power Manager System settings.

Power Manager > Display settings returned to:
-- Blank after: 15 minutes
-- Put to sleep after: 30 minutes
-- Switch off after: 60 minutes

Result of "xset -q |tail -n 3"
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  Standby: 1800    Suspend: 0    Off: 3600
  DPMS is Enabled
  Monitor is On

[xfce]

** updated 01.25.2019 - 20:05pm

WORK-AROUND to Blanking Displays with a **Dual Monitor Desktop** Setup

Note: Power Manager appears to work fine on my Single Monitor Setup. However, since the Dual Monitor Setup is my daily driver, the "work-around" is suitable for my needs.

1) Switch Power Manager OFF
-- Settings > Power Manager > Toggle OFF

2) Disable Power Manager
-- Settings > Session and Startup > Application Autostart > UNCHECK Power Manager

3) Disable DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling) at Boot
-- as ROOT, create /etc/xdg/autostart/DISABLE-DPMS.desktop

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=xset -dpms
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name[en_US]=DISABLE-DPMS
Name=DISABLE-DPMS
Comment[en_US]=Disable DPMS at Boot
Comment=Disable DPMS at Boot

4) as ROOT, apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-data

5) Reboot

6) Double Check Screen Saver is CHECKED in Session and Startup
-- Settings > Session and Startup > Application Autostart > CHECK Screensaver

7) Validate Power Manager is OFF
-- Settings > Power Manager !!! DON'T Re-START IT !!!

8) From a terminal run: xset -q
-- the last line of output should read DPMS is Disabled

9) Through the Menu, open the Screensaver application and configure.
-- I do not use, nor was the Screen Lock activated.

That's it . . . Good Luck, it worked for me!

[ilu]

The XFCE power manager has always been a bit ... special. Thank you for posting your solution.