gnome power manager not working on LXDE

[mmutoo]

Hi all,
I am using PCLOS LXDE. I have installed gnome-power-manager, and made it run at startup. I set the preferences to turn the monitor off and send the computer to sleep. But it is not working, and nothing happens after the times I have set. Does anybody know how can I debug it?

Thanks in advance.

[BJF]

Mmutoo:  It would be really useful if you could add to your post details of your machinery, whether it has been updated since install, and step-by-step what you did to G-P-M to arrive at the point you describe. Those that might be willing and able to help may be mental, but not psychic. 

[mmutoo]

Thanks BJF Yes, I have installed LXDE, then installed apt-sources-list, then reloaded and updated my system. After that, I have installed the package gnome-power-manager. The hardware is an hp pavillion dv1547ea. Let me know if you needed any more details guys.

[BJF]

Some notebooks will not go to sleep from Power Manager settings. I'm presuming that you have explored Suspend On Lid Close? Hibernation typically requires a large Swap file to write into, and again, not all notebooks will Hibernate. Do you have a Fn-F2 or similar keyboard option to manually induce a coma (Suspend)? You may have to set the screensaver to blank the screen after x minutes and do Suspend from the keyboard manually.

[Neal ManBear]

Thanks BJF Yes, I have installed LXDE, then installed apt-sources-list, then reloaded and updated my system.

     
That is all you did? You didn't install anything else?     

After that, I have installed the package gnome-power-manager.

     
If as you say, gnome power manager is not working, you must have done more than just install it. What steps did you take to set it up? What tests did you perform to determine that it was working/not working? Give step by step details.

The hardware is an hp pavillion dv1547ea.

     
A brand and model number is not a hardware description. - What? You expect us to search the web for what HP says they include for this model? That will not necessarily give an accurate hardware list.     
hint: PCC (PCLinuxOS Control Center) has a Hardware section.     
hint2: The command lshw will provide a list of your hardware. - lshw must be installed. (That's a lower case L)     

Let me know if you needed any more details guys.

     
Yes, we need more. Your story tells us you have a problem. But without full and accurate details, it is only a story.     

[mmutoo]

@ Neal:

1) I did not install anything else. That was all.

2) For installing, setting up, and testing it:
2.1) I used synaptic to install gnome-power-manager
2.2) I run gnome-power-manager
2.3) From systray (Sorry, windows vocab!) I choose preferences of GPM. My laptop is connected to AC power. In AC power tab I choose "Put computer to sleep when inactive for: 10 min" and "Put display to sleep when inactive for=5 min". Then hit make default and close.
2.4) I do not touch the mouse and keyboard for more than 10 min. No application is running. After 10 min the monitor is still on.

3) I am so so sorry. My mistake. I should have wrote the complete description. But I did not know the name of the devices. Here is what lshw reports: (sorry. the list is huge. I did not know how to attach a text file.)

localhost.localdomain    
    description: Notebook
    product: ��鯐��A
    vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    version: Rev 1
    serial: None
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.31 dmi-2.31
    configuration: boot=oem-specific chassis=notebook
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: 308F
       vendor: Quanta
       physical id: 0
       version: 46.13
       serial: None
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: Hewlett-Packard
          physical id: 0
          version: F.22
          date: 03/23/2006
          size: 102KiB
          capacity: 448KiB
          capabilities: isa pci pcmcia pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb agp smartbattery biosbootspecification
     *-cpu
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.70GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 4
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 6.13.8
          slot: U1
          size: 1700MHz
          capacity: 1700MHz
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 400MHz
          capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pbe nx up bts est tm2 cpufreq
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 5
             slot: L1 Cache
             size: 32KiB
             capacity: 32KiB
             capabilities: asynchronous internal write-back
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 6
             slot: L2 Cache
             size: 2MiB
             capacity: 2MiB
             capabilities: burst internal write-back
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: a
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 1280MiB
          capacity: 2GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 ns)
             physical id: 0
             slot: DIMM 1
             size: 1GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 400MHz (2.5ns)
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 ns)
             physical id: 1
             slot: DIMM 2
             size: 256MiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 400MHz (2.5ns)
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 03
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
          resources: irq:0
        *-display:0
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
             configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:b0080000-b00fffff ioport:1800(size=8) memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:b0000000-b003ffff
        *-display:1 UNCLAIMED
             description: Display controller
             product: Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:54000000-5407ffff
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:23 ioport:1820(size=32)
           *-usbhost
                product: UHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs uhci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@2
                logical name: usb2
                version: 2.06
                capabilities: usb-1.10
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:19 ioport:1840(size=32)
           *-usbhost
                product: UHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs uhci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@3
                logical name: usb3
                version: 2.06
                capabilities: usb-1.10
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: Keyboard
                   product: Microsoft
                   vendor: Microsoft
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@3:1
                   version: 6.34
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=12Mbit/s
        *-usb:2
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:1860(size=32)
           *-usbhost
                product: UHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs uhci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@4
                logical name: usb4
                version: 2.06
                capabilities: usb-1.10
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s
        *-usb:3
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: uhci bus_master
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:16 ioport:1880(size=32)
           *-usbhost
                product: UHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs uhci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@5
                logical name: usb5
                version: 2.06
                capabilities: usb-1.10
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s
        *-usb:4
             description: USB controller
             product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d.7
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:b0040000-b00403ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@1
                logical name: usb1
                version: 2.06
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=8 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: Mass storage device
                   product: DataTraveler 2.0
                   vendor: Kingston
                   physical id: 2
                   bus info: usb@1:2
                   logical name: scsi3
                   version: 2.00
                   serial: 899801162008011514250C67
                   capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated scsi-host
                   configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=100mA speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-disk
                      description: SCSI Disk
                      physical id: 0.0.0
                      bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0
                      logical name: /dev/sdb
                      size: 3852MiB (4039MB)
                      capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                      configuration: sectorsize=512 signature=0007b777
                    *-volume
                         description: Windows FAT volume
                         vendor: SYSLINUX
                         physical id: 1
                         bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0,1
                         logical name: /dev/sdb1
                         logical name: /media/PENDRIVE
                         version: FAT32
                         serial: d234-5ff6
                         size: 3849MiB
                         capacity: 3851MiB
                         capabilities: primary bootable fat initialized
                         configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=500,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro state=mounted
        *-pci
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1e
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
             version: d3
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
             resources: ioport:3000(size=4096) memory:b0100000-b01fffff ioport:50000000(size=67108864)
           *-network:0
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
                logical name: eth0
                version: 10
                serial: 00:16:36:14:7b:78
                size: 10Mbit/s
                capacity: 100Mbit/s
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=half latency=64 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
                resources: irq:16 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:b0106000-b01060ff
           *-network:1
                description: Wireless interface
                product: PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
                vendor: Intel Corporation
                physical id: 6
                bus info: pci@0000:06:06.0
                logical name: eth1
                version: 05
                serial: 00:15:00:4e:81:95
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ipw2200 driverversion=1.2.2kmprq firmware=ABG:9.0.5.27 (Dec 12 2007) ip=192.168.2.20 latency=32 link=yes maxlatency=24 mingnt=3 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
                resources: irq:18 memory:b0107000-b0107fff
           *-pcmcia
                description: CardBus bridge
                product: PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller
                vendor: Texas Instruments
                physical id: 9
                bus info: pci@0000:06:09.0
                version: 00
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=192
                resources: irq:20 memory:b0109000-b0109fff ioport:3400(size=256) ioport:3800(size=256) memory:50000000-53ffffff memory:58000000-5bffffff
           *-firewire
                description: FireWire (IEEE 1394)
                product: OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
                vendor: Texas Instruments
                physical id: 9.2
                bus info: pci@0000:06:09.2
                version: 00
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=firewire_ohci latency=32 maxlatency=4 mingnt=3
                resources: irq:22 memory:b0106800-b0106fff memory:b0100000-b0103fff
           *-storage
                description: Mass storage controller
                product: PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
                vendor: Texas Instruments
                physical id: 9.3
                bus info: pci@0000:06:09.3
                version: 00
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
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                configuration: driver=tifm_7xx1 latency=57 maxlatency=4 mingnt=7
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           *-generic
                description: SD Host controller
                product: PCI6411/6421/6611/6621/7411/7421/7611/7621 Secure Digital Controller
                vendor: Texas Instruments
                physical id: 9.4
                bus info: pci@0000:06:09.4
                version: 00
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=sdhci-pci latency=57 maxlatency=4 mingnt=7
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[mmutoo]

The rest:

        *-multimedia
             description: Multimedia audio controller
             product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1e.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.2
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=Intel ICH latency=0
             resources: irq:17 ioport:1c00(size=256) ioport:18c0(size=64) memory:b0040800-b00409ff memory:b0040400-b00404ff
        *-communication
             description: Modem
             product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1e.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.3
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm generic bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=Intel ICH Modem latency=0
             resources: irq:20 ioport:2400(size=256) ioport:2000(size=128)
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master
             configuration: latency=0
        *-ide
             description: IDE interface
             product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.1
             logical name: scsi0
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: ide bus_master emulated
             configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
             resources: irq:18 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:1810(size=16)
           *-disk
                description: ATA Disk
                product: SAMSUNG MP0402H
                physical id: 0.0.0
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sda
                version: UC10
                serial: S0BUJ10L420847
                size: 37GiB (40GB)
                capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=512 signature=0002fead
              *-volume:0
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                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                   logical name: /dev/sda1
                   version: 3.1
                   serial: 7ee80fea-a1af-864f-bea5-0a52d73c32dc
                   size: 24GiB
                   capacity: 24GiB
                   capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
                   configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2012-01-11 21:45:12 filesystem=ntfs state=clean
              *-volume:1
                   description: Linux filesystem partition
                   vendor: Linux
                   physical id: 2
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                   logical name: /dev/sda2
                   logical name: /
                   version: 1.0
                   serial: e7cfd70c-1217-4700-ba8b-19e2cb0a337f
                   size: 6600MiB
                   capacity: 6600MiB
                   capabilities: primary extended_attributes large_files ext2 initialized
                   configuration: filesystem=ext2 modified=2012-06-01 12:29:52 mount.fstype=ext2 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=continue,user_xattr,acl mounted=2012-05-31 01:14:51 state=mounted
              *-volume:2
                   description: EXT3 volume
                   vendor: Linux
                   physical id: 3
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
                   logical name: /dev/sda3
                   logical name: /media/disk
                   version: 1.0
                   serial: 80df7f42-5fba-4ace-8ed5-7c71093f2b36
                   size: 3393MiB
                   capacity: 3393MiB
                   capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes large_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized
                   configuration: created=2012-05-31 01:31:47 filesystem=ext3 modified=2012-06-01 08:05:55 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,errors=continue,user_xattr,acl,commit=5,barrier=0,data=ordered mounted=2012-06-01 08:05:55 state=mounted
              *-volume:3
                   description: Extended partition
                   physical id: 4
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,4
                   logical name: /dev/sda4
                   size: 3310MiB
                   capacity: 3310MiB
                   capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
                 *-logicalvolume
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                      logical name: /dev/sda5
                      logical name: /media/disk-1
                      capacity: 3310MiB
                      configuration: mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,errors=continue,commit=5,barrier=0,data=ordered state=mounted
           *-cdrom
                description: DVD writer
                product: CD/DVDW TS-L532M
                vendor: TSSTcorp
                physical id: 0.1.0
                bus info: scsi@0:0.1.0
                logical name: /dev/cdrom
                logical name: /dev/cdrw
                logical name: /dev/dvd
                logical name: /dev/dvdrw
                logical name: /dev/scd0
                logical name: /dev/sr0
                version: HR08
                capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
                configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 03
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: ioport:20a0(size=32)

[Neal ManBear]

Did you start gnome-power-manager from the menu only, or did you start it from the terminal? If you started it from the terminal, what feedback was given?     
Try changing your screensaver settings to match your gnome-power-manager settings.     

[mmutoo]

I started from terminal running "gnome-power-manager &". There was no error. Then I changed the preferences to 10 min (both screen and sleep). I disabled the screen saver once and changed the settings of the screen saver matching those of the power manager the second time. In both cases it is not working. I can give you a more detailed report for debugging if you tell me how.

Thanks.

[BJF]

mmutoo: I have just done a fresh LXDE install on my EeePC netbook on an 8Gb SD card plugged into the machine's card slot. I updated, and installed gnome-power-manager. I set it to start at boot using the method I have outlined in this Forum, and rebooted. Then I configured the Manager to Suspend on lid closure as Eeep's don't Hibernate, and it works perfectly. On Critical Level it shuts down, as asked to. My Compaq NX9005 Hibernates with the same kind of setting up but won't Suspend when asked. Go figure. Both work as asked to reliably.
Please follow these instructions and report results and we'll see if we can spot the difference.

[mmutoo]

BJF: Thanks for not giving up! Actually I did not get your point by "Please follow these instructions and report results...". If you mean the instructions for installing LXDE, updating the distro and then installing gnome-power-manager, and making it autostart, I did all! I wrote them step by step in one of my previous posts above. I made changes to the settings but still it is not working at all. Please tell me exactly what information you need and I will provide you with it.

Many thanks.

[BJF]

 
OK. Open Synaptic from the menus as User(you..) and tick Uninstall for gnome-power-manager. Apply. Close Synaptic.
Find   /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart in your File Manager and as root remove the line:

@gnome-power-manager

Save, and Close out.

Now Shut Down. Restart. Apart from the battery monitor missing from the Panel has anything changed? No odd behaviour?

If No, open Synaptic as User(you..) from Menus and Install gnome-power-manager. Apply.

Find   /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart in your File Manager and as root add the line:

@gnome-power-manager

There should be no blank lines before it, and be sure to add one blank line to the file after it.

Save and Close.

Shut Bown. Reboot.

The Battery Monitor is back on the panel? Good.  Right-click its Preferences and go to

On Battery Power.

Choose When laptop lid is closed, and choose Hibernate. Untick Spin down hard disks.

Close. Unplug the power supply/charger, and shut the laptop lid.

... and if the machine is capable of Hibernation, it will go to sleep and reawaken if the power switch is touched.

Let's know what results you get from the above.

  John.

[mmutoo]

Thanks BJF. I did exactly as you said. when I close the lid, the system suspends. But still, after waiting for no matter how long, the system does not go to suspend mode, and the monitor does not turn off.

[BJF]

By doing exactly as I said, did you set Hibernate on lid close, or Suspend?

If Hibernate was chosen and it Suspends instead of Hibernating, we are drawn to the conclusion that it is one of those mentioned machines that won't. It might just be the size of the Swap partition not matching RAM size.

If Hibernate was chosen, set Suspend on close, and see if that shuts the screen down then.

[mmutoo]

Actually I don't have hibernate choice because I did not set a swap partition! And I never tried to hibernate. I just set the screen to be turned off after 10 min and the system to suspend after 30 min.