Christophe, the upstream fix commit would have been included in Ubuntu 16.10 and above as per: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati/commit/?id=9090309e057dc703d1a5bffd88e6cae14108cfc3 https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati/
Hence, to confirm this resolves your issue could you please test either 16.10 or 17.04 and advise to the results: 16.10: http://releases.ubuntu.com/yakkety/ 17.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ ** Description changed: - I did a fresh install of ubuntu 16.04 on my old dell computer in which - there is an ati radeon X1300 graphics card. - - Whenever the screen turns off due to inactivity, it cannot be woken up - by moving the mouse or by hitting a key. + When using my AMD Radeon X1300 card, if the screen turns off due to + inactivity, it cannot be woken up by moving the mouse or by hitting a + key. When I kill the Xorg process via ssh with another computer, the screen then comes to life again and I can log back in. - When I remove the graphic card from the computer and use the built in - graphic card instead, the bug doesn't occur. So I guess it is related to - the radeon driver. + When I remove the AMD Radeon X1300 graphics card from the computer and + use the built in graphics card instead, the bug doesn't occur. - Oddly enough, there is no problem waking the screen when I type "xset -display :0.0 dpms force off" in a terminal. Moreover typing gnome-screensaver-command -a in a terminal turns my screen off and after typing this line, the screen can be woken up by moving the mouse or by hitting a key. I'm confused. - --- + There is no problem waking the screen when I type "xset -display :0.0 + dpms force off" in a terminal. Moreover typing gnome-screensaver-command + -a in a terminal turns my screen off and after typing this line, the + screen can be woken up by moving the mouse or by hitting a key. + + Upstream fix patch: + https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/2016-August/000996.html + + --- .tmp.unity_support_test.0: - + ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: - virtualbox, 5.0.18, 4.4.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed - virtualbox, 5.0.18, 4.4.0-28-generic, x86_64: installed + virtualbox, 5.0.18, 4.4.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed + virtualbox, 5.0.18, 4.4.0-28-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: No GraphicsCard: - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] [1002:7183] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) - Subsystem: Dell RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] [1028:0302] - Subsystem: Dell RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] (Secondary) [1028:0303] + Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] [1002:7183] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) + Subsystem: Dell RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] [1028:0302] + Subsystem: Dell RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] (Secondary) [1028:0303] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-23 (71 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell DM061 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-28-generic root=UUID=d8d495da-2071-481b-8e28-497d8eca9aff ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13 Tags: xenial ubuntu compiz-0.9 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2.4.0 dmi.board.name: 0WG864 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 6 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.4.0:bd05/24/2007:svnDellInc.:pnDellDM061:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0WG864:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr: dmi.product.name: Dell DM061 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160526-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 ** Tags added: cherry-pick ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577170 Title: screen cannot be turned back on after being switched off after some time of inactivity To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1577170/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
