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    A Former User @mdhenriksen
    last edited by Dec 28, 2018, 11:34 AM

    @mdhenriksen
    I’m not experienced with Ubuntu, but I think there might be DPMS manager (Screen saver, monitor on/off) on X. You’d better check using DPMS enabled.

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      mdhenriksen @Guest
      last edited by Dec 28, 2018, 11:38 AM

      @sean So you’re saying there might be a setting that allows for the DPMS being turned on and off, right?

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        A Former User @mdhenriksen
        last edited by A Former User Dec 28, 2018, 11:40 AM Dec 28, 2018, 11:40 AM

        @mdhenriksen
        What would be displayed as the result of xset -q ?

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          mdhenriksen @Guest
          last edited by Dec 28, 2018, 3:03 PM

          @sean Hey again Sean,

          So here’s the output of xset -q:

          I noticed the following: Server does not have the DPMS Extension :expressionless_face: Figured that’s why it’s not working. So I’m not sure about this whole DPMS thing. Is it an extension I can install or is it something native to a computer, e.g. hardware?

          Keyboard Control:
            auto repeat:  on    key click percent:  0    LED mask:  00000000
            XKB indicators:
              00: Caps Lock:   off    01: Num Lock:    off    02: Scroll Lock: off
              03: Compose:     off    04: Kana:        off    05: Sleep:       off
              06: Suspend:     off    07: Mute:        off    08: Misc:        off
              09: Mail:        off    10: Charging:    off    11: Shift Lock:  off
              12: Group 2:     off    13: Mouse Keys:  off
            auto repeat delay:  500    repeat rate:  33
            auto repeating keys:  00ffffffdffffbbf
                                  fadfffefffedffff
                                  9fffffffffffffff
                                  fff7ffffffffffff
            bell percent:  50    bell pitch:  400    bell duration:  100
          Pointer Control:
            acceleration:  2/1    threshold:  4
          Screen Saver:
            prefer blanking:  yes    allow exposures:  yes
            timeout:  0    cycle:  0
          Colors:
            default colormap:  0x23    BlackPixel:  0x0    WhitePixel:  0xffffff
          Font Path:
            /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,built-ins
          DPMS (Energy Star):
            Server does not have the DPMS Extension
          
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            A Former User @mdhenriksen
            last edited by Dec 28, 2018, 3:29 PM

            @mdhenriksen said in Turn monitor on/off with MMM-voice:

            DPMS (Energy Star):
            Server does not have the DPMS Extension

            I’m not expert of this kind, so I might be wrong.

            As I know, in nowadays modern linux machine, DPMS is auto detected and enabled if ACPI is also enabled at kernel runtime. However check /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ in the Monitor section (Or corresponding alternatives on your environment. Again, I’m not familiar with *nix machines :D )

            Option "DPMS" "true"
            
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              mdhenriksen @Guest
              last edited by Dec 28, 2018, 4:31 PM

              @sean Yeah, I’m trying to look into that right now, but without much luck at the moment :D

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                mdhenriksen
                last edited by Dec 29, 2018, 6:58 AM

                SOLVED

                This is not really a solution, but my error was that I was logged in on “Ubuntu on Wayland” which doesn’t have DPMS.

                On the login screen of Ubuntu you can click the little gear-icon and choose what kind of Ubuntu you want to login to. Wayland is a bit restricted, so just go with “Ubuntu” and not “Ubuntu on Wayland”

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