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gnome-power-manager package

Power Managment settings are being ignored

Bug #862813 reported by Jeff Lane  on 2011-09-29

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This bug affects 42 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	High	Akash Israni

Bug Description

My current power settings are as follows:

On Battery: Suspend when inactive for 30 minutes; Suspend when lid is closed
When Plugged In: Dont suspend when inactive; dont suspend when lid is closed

However, even though my Thinkpad x201 is plugged in, the settings are being ignored and the system is suspending the system after periods of inactivity.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-power-manager 3.2.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 29 17:33:26 2011
GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: Unknown
GnomeSessionInhibitors: Failed to acquire
GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: Unknown
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110915.1)
MachineType: LENOVO 3626R3U
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=4757e1d7-4888-4a33-bfbe-8ec8fd9d19bc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/07/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6QET46WW (1.16 )
dmi.board.name: 3626R3U
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6QET46WW(1.16):bd06/07/2010:svnLENOVO:pn3626R3U:pvrThinkPadX201:rvnLENOVO:rn3626R3U:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 3626R3U
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X201
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
gnome-power-bugreport: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

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Jeff Lane  (bladernr) wrote on 2011-09-29:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (56.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (39.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (3.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DevkitPower.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (23.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (430 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (2.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (108.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (245.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Jeff Lane  (bladernr) wrote on 2011-09-29:

I should add that this is a regression from Natty. I just upgraded this machine from Natty to Oneiric this morning, and this problem has only occurred since then.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-09-30:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Matthew Woerly (nattgew) wrote on 2011-09-30:

I have the same settings and same problem with my Dell Inspiron 1525. Like you, it worked for me in Natty.

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Jeff Lane  (bladernr) wrote on 2011-09-30:

Started to mark this as High, because it's a regression and pretty annoying, however, I'll leave that to someone else to decide ultimately.

Changed in gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → High
importance:	High → Undecided

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Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig) wrote on 2011-09-30:

I agree with Jeff; 'Has a moderate impact on a large portion of Ubuntu users' and 'Has a severe impact on a small portion of Ubuntu users' (depending if you really relied on your laptop not suspending).

Changed in gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → High

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Gremlyn1 (gremlyn1) wrote on 2011-09-30:

Or if you rely on your HTPC from not suspending while 'inactive'! ;) Thanks for marking my report as a duplicate, not sure how I missed this one.

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Scott Moser (smoser) wrote on 2011-09-30:

This is a regression within the last few days. Definitely I did not see this problem 1 week ago.

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Scott Moser (smoser) wrote on 2011-09-30:

Using nothing other than changelog entries, i suspect regression occurred here https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-September/010574.html .

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Scott Moser (smoser) wrote on 2011-09-30:

#10

or i guess more likely in the new upstream release (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-September/010417.html).

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nuttzo33 (slucas1979) wrote on 2011-10-02:

#11

Im using a desktop pc(asusp8p67 pro) and i am getting the same thing happen.Set to not suspend when inactive and it will suspend after a while of inactivity.

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strongbadia (tailfeather1) wrote on 2011-10-02:

#12

im affected by this problem, running sandy bridge i5-2500K with GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 mobo. using unity after gnome was too buggy.

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Jayson Rowe (jayson.rowe) wrote on 2011-10-02:

#13

Running an AMD system here, and this bug affects me also.

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Jayson Rowe (jayson.rowe) wrote on 2011-10-03:

#14

Just an update - I changed the setting to allow it to suspend, and then changed it back and it seems to have stuck. I will update here if it starts back.

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Gremlyn1 (gremlyn1) wrote on 2011-10-03:

#15

I did the same thing Jayson, and everything stuck except not locking the screen after it turns off.

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ironstorm (ironstorm-gmail) wrote on 2011-10-03:

#16

I have a quadcore desktop, it seems like telling the screen saver never to come on starts it fading out as soon as I stop moving the mouse as well... perhaps there's something broken in common.

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Brandon Whaley (redkrieg) wrote on 2011-10-04:

#17

I can confirm that after changing settings to allow suspending then changing back to no-suspend, the setting now persists. Resolved for me.

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Gremlyn1 (gremlyn1) wrote on 2011-10-04:

#18

Try setting the screen turn-off to 'Never' and then stop moving the mouse. For me, it would immediately start to go dim as though I had it set to 0 sec instead of Never.

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Matthew Woerly (nattgew) wrote on 2011-10-04:

#19

I can confirm that changing to a suspend and then back to "never" kept the computer from suspending.
I can also confirm what Gremlyn1 said. Once screen is set to never turn off, it immediately starts dimming...

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Matthew Woerly (nattgew) wrote on 2011-10-05:

#20

How about this for the power
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/864479
and this for the screen turning off immediately
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/863038

Just noticed these fixed in the latest update.

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Gremlyn1 (gremlyn1) wrote on 2011-10-06:

#21

I now seem to be unable to prevent the computer from turning the monitor off after idle... at least it stays awake when I want it to I suppose, but it does make watching movies difficult :(

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Pikkolo (pikkolo) wrote on 2011-10-09:

#22

Any news on this ? Is configuring to suspend, closing power configuration, opening it again, setting to never ... able to solve the issue ?

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David Overcash (funnylookinhat) wrote on 2012-03-11:

#23

" Is configuring to suspend, closing power configuration, opening it again, setting to never ... able to solve the issue ?"

That doesn't work for me - I've tried just about every combination of opening and closing the power settings.

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Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport) wrote on 2012-04-29:

#24

This issue still exists and on a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04.

Specifically, I can't get the Gnome-Power-Manager to honor the "Do Nothing" setting, when my laptop lid is closed:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990908

tags:

added: precise

Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport) on 2012-04-29

tags:

added: unity

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Alex Baldwin (abaldwindesign) wrote on 2012-11-08:

#25

I have tried every combination in the power setttings to aleviate...nothing works.

Toshiba Satellite L550 fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04

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Manaf Yusuf (manaf-yousif) wrote on 2013-04-29:

#26

this happened to me only after upgrading from 12.10 to 13.04, it suspends by itself even though i have disabled it in the power settings

Daniel Winzen (q-d-deactivatedaccount) on 2013-06-10

tags:

added: raring saucy

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Peter Würtz (pwuertz) wrote on 2013-10-09:

#27

For me it stopped working after upgrading from 13.04 to 13.10.

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spark (sparky-plug) wrote on 2014-10-07:

#28

I have this same problem with Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 . Cannot suspend after inactive for more than 10 minutes.

Akash Israni (akashrisranii) on 2015-10-06

Changed in gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu):
assignee:	nobody → Akash Israni (akashrisranii)

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Ivan Borisov (borisov87) wrote on 2017-12-05:

#29

May be my problem is relative.

I use x230 on dock station. On kubuntu power manager
"when laptop lid is closed" is set to do nothing
"Even when a externnal monitor is connected" is checked

but when i close laptop all monitors go to sleep

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Ivan Borisov (borisov87) wrote on 2017-12-05:

#30

I use kubuntu 16.04 with 4.10 kernel

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Chris Curvey (chris-0zxvj9hhx1hzo5xiyh) wrote on 2020-05-20:

#31

This has come back on 20.04. It was not present on 19.10

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