Screen energy saving setting.

[Snapshot]

I set my monitor to switch off after 10 minutes of inactivity and it works fine until I hibernate my system or log out then I have to set it again. My system is running KDE 4.8.3 with 3.2.18-pclos1 kernel, 4GB ram and a AMD 64 bit dual core cpu with a 500GB HDD. All was fine until I upgraded KDE from 4.6 then this problem started. Is this a common occurrence or is mine an isolated problem? Also, is there a setting or a fix that I can apply to remedy this problem? While it isn't a major issue I'd like to not have to set it up every time. Thanks.

[T6]

i think you are the second user reporting this issue but i don't remember what post was the other, i think it reports a laptop

the settings you use, do you save them and then logout or restart?  those settings remain or are lost between sesion login/logout?

does it happen in another user?

[Snapshot]

I click "apply" and continue without a restart or logging out. While I've not tried it with another user I can and will do so. Will post the result after doing so. Thanks.

[MCP]

I also have this same problem.  All was O.K. before the upgrade.  Setting just doesn't stick.

MCP

[Snapshot]

I logged out and back in as a different user and checked the settings which were similar to my other account then left them unchanged and left it alone for an hour or so. When I returned the monitor was blank but "on". This is without powering down. Currently I'm in my primary user account and will see how it responds with the second user account active.

[Snapshot]

If I'm logged in to another user account then the power settings work. Otherwise no go. Furthermore when I wake the computer from hibernation it logs me out after a few seconds. While this may be a topic for another thread I do find it to be rather odd behavior. I can set my screensaver to a blank screen and the screen will turn black but as for power management it's non existent in my current user configuration. Again, this only happened since upgrading to KDE 4.8.3. Restarting doesn't help either as it makes no difference in behavior. Yes, I can copy my files over and delete my primary u.a. but I'd rather fix the problem than to have to do that. It would be nice to know what the problem is rather than ignoring it and merely switching users.

[T6]

before deleting the user you could try deleting the configs for kde energy saving profiles, but i ignore what file is or where is located

about screensavers, i never use them and afik, only a small group works in kde 4.8.3, they removed alot of support and other users are upset for that so is simple to just set screen to shutdown and then hibernate

[Tony]

I seem to have a problem with settings to use Screen Energy savings, on my Destop, KDE 4.8.3, so I just turn my Monitor off when I leave.

[fred0843]

I have the same problem. Until there is a fix,I just reset it after bootup. Take less then six seconds

[Snapshot]

I reset the profile to default before going to bed last night and when I checked my computer today the monitor had powered down. To be sure that it would hold the settings after hibernate I put the computer in hibernation for a short time then powered back on and waited the default 10 minutes to see if it held. Indeed, the monitor powered down as it was set to do. What confuses me is that when I power up from hibernation the power options window appears and if I don't move the mouse my computer logs me out. Is there a setting to prevent this? Thanks.

[horusfalcon]

That's not really something you should want to prevent... it's a feature designed to conserve power and secure your computer.  I'm not sure how to do it myself, presumably it's somewhere in the power options dialogs?  There's a lot of stuff in there tucked away - poke around a bit.

Later On,
D