Devuan bug report logs - #920
xorg dpms activation causes server exit on i915

Package: libpciaccess0; Maintainer for libpciaccess0 is (unknown); Source for libpciaccess0 is src:libpciaccess.

Reported by: Bob Bowles <bobjohnbowles@gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:56:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: debian

Forwarded to https://bugs.debian.org/1111301

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From: Bob Bowles <bobjohnbowles@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 10:26:19 +0000
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Subject: Re: bug#920: devuan-desktop: System automatically logs out after a
 few minutes inactivity.
To: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>
Cc: 920@bugs.devuan.org, rrq@rrq.au
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[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Hi Mark

The trick is to disable dpms without explicitly disabling it!

I have implemented the attached script in xfce4's Application
Autostart as a workaround, in case anyone is interested.

Thanks to everyone!

On Sat, 8 Nov 2025 at 08:42, Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Control: reassign -1 libpciaccess0
> Control: tags -1 = debian
> Control: retitle -1 xorg dpms activation causes server exit on i915
> Control: forwarded -1 https://bugs.debian.org/1111301
>
> Bob,
>
> Thanks for the confirmation that you have i915 graphics. I am pretty sure we
> have identified the issue.
>
> For you, the immediate workaround should be to disable dpms.
>
> If you require functioning dpms and want to add your voice to either of the
> substantive Debian bugs requesting the suggested fixes are implemented, please do.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Mark



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