Xfce Power Manager doesn't put the computer to sleep

simonzack · 2021-11-05 08:08:29

Hi everyone,

Suspending the computer works fine if I manually press Whisker Menu's Suspend key, or if I run systemctl suspend.

But Xfce Power Manager doesn't put the computer to sleep after idling for 15 minutes.

What happens instead, is that the screen goes blank, but the suspend does not happen (the lights on my computer case do not flash). Upon waking it up and logging in, the tasks in my custom SystemD After=suspend.target service does not run. I need to run systemctl cancel for them to run.

If I turn the computer off, then the computer doesn't shut off. Instead it goes into suspend mode. After I press the power button, a line or 2 extra appears in the shutdown process, then the computer shuts down normally.

I've had this issue for a while now.

There is some error in journalctl --boot=0. This makes me think it's Nvidia driver having an error, but there's been a driver update lately, which didn't fix things. There are fewer errors reported though.

I really doubt this is the cause since manual suspend works fine:

░░ The system has now entered the suspend sleep state.
Nov 05 18:48:08 arch kernel: PM: suspend entry (deep)
Nov 05 18:48:08 arch kernel: [drm:drm_new_set_master [drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
Nov 05 18:48:08 arch kernel: [drm:drm_new_set_master [drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership
Nov 05 18:48:08 arch wpa_supplicant[851]: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlp0s20f0u14 disabled_11b_rates=0

Some extra info:

- xfce4-power-manager version: 4.16.0. It runs on startup.

ToZ · 2021-11-05 10:46:47

Lets try this to get some debug info.

First, if open, close the power manager settings window.

Second, if your computer is on battery power, run this command to set the timeout to one minute:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-power-manager -p /xfce4-power-manager/inactivity-on-battery -s 1

...otherwise, if plugged into a power source, run:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-power-manager -p /xfce4-power-manager/inactivity-on-ac -s 1

Third, run the power manager in debug mode - in a terminal window:

xfce4-power-manager -q
xfce4-power-manager --debug

Then wait one minute for it to trigger the suspend action. Post back all the debug content from the terminal window. Lets see what xfce4-power-manager says about all of this.

And can you also post back the results of:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-power-manager -lv
xfce4-power-manager --dump

simonzack · 2021-11-06 12:35:56

Thanks for the suggestions. My computer is a desktop.

I did not setup hibernation, so there is no hibernate file/partition.

I ran the following commands:

$ xfconf-query --channel xfce4-power-manager --property /xfce4-power-manager/inactivity-on-ac --set 1
$ xfconf-query --channel xfce4-power-manager --property /xfce4-power-manager/dpms-on-ac-off --set 1

These were originally both 15 minutes.

The second command is also needed, or for some reason when I resume, there is no login manager, just a black screen with my mouse cursor. My login manager is the lightdm-webkit-theme-aether package in Arch Linux.

I then ran your command, with a minor addition to get a log file as well:

$ stdbuf --output=L --error=L xfce4-power-manager --debug &> xfce4_power_manager.log

I tried waiting and joining back 3 times, but all 3 times were fine. Perhaps I need to wait the normal 15 minutes for some reason?

The outputs of the other commands, after I set the timeouts back to 15 minutes:

$ xfconf-query --channel xfce4-power-manager --list --verbose
/xfce4-power-manager/dpms-enabled                   true
/xfce4-power-manager/dpms-on-ac-off                 15
/xfce4-power-manager/inactivity-on-ac               15
/xfce4-power-manager/lock-screen-suspend-hibernate  true
/xfce4-power-manager/logind-handle-lid-switch       false
$ xfce4-power-manager --dump
---------------------------------------------------
       Xfce power manager version 4.16.0
With policykit support
Without network manager support
---------------------------------------------------
Can suspend: True
Can hibernate: True
Authorised to suspend: True
Authorised to hibernate: True
Authorised to shutdown: True
Has battery: False
Has brightness panel: False
Has power button: True
Has hibernate button: True
Has sleep button: True
Has battery button: True
Has LID: False

Last edited by simonzack (2021-11-06 12:44:30)

ToZ · 2021-11-06 12:48:31

simonzack wrote:

I tried waiting and joining back 3 times, but all 3 times were fine. Perhaps I need to wait the normal 15 minutes for some reason?

Maybe try with 15 minutes, but I don't see why that should be any different. Its just a timeout. Does the log file (for both the 1 and 15 minute tests) have anything interesting? You should see when the timeout gets triggered - hoping maybe there is something else at that time when it fails.

Also have a read through https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-power- … er-manager. By default, logind is inhibited. Perhaps set it up so logind handles the suspend function - to see if that helps (since "systemd suspend" works for you).

simonzack · 2021-11-07 07:23:31

I tried using logind:

$ xfconf-query --channel xfce4-power-manager --property /xfce4-power-manager/logind-handle-suspend-key --create --type bool --set true

This resulted in the same issue somehow.

After that I set this back to false. I tried to run the following with inactivity-on-ac and dpms-on-ac-off both at 15 minutes:

$ xfce4-power-manager --quit
$ stdbuf --output=L --error=L xfce4-power-manager --no-daemon --debug &> ~/downloads_tmp/xfce4_power_manager.log

Here's the debug log. I wonder if you can see some issue here:

** (xfce4-power-manager:128053): WARNING **: 15:58:56.000: Failed to get name owner: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not get owner of name 'org.freedesktop.PowerManagement': no such name


** (xfce4-power-manager:128053): WARNING **: 15:58:56.000: Failed to get name owner: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not get owner of name 'org.xfce.PowerManager': no such name

TRACE[xfpm-main.c:210] xfpm_start(): Starting the power manager
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:679] xfpm_xfconf_init(): lock screen TRUE
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for general-notification
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for critical-power-level
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for show-brightness-popup
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for handle-brightness-keys
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for brightness-step-count
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for brightness-exponential
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for show-tray-icon
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for critical-power-action
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for power-button-action
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for hibernate-button-action
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for sleep-button-action
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for battery-button-action
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for lid-action-on-ac
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for lid-action-on-battery
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for brightness-level-on-ac
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for brightness-level-on-battery
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for brightness-slider-min-level
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for dpms-on-ac-sleep
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for dpms-on-battery-sleep
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for dpms-on-battery-off
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for dpms-sleep-mode
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for inactivity-on-battery
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for inactivity-sleep-mode-on-ac
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for inactivity-sleep-mode-on-battery
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for brightness-on-ac
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for brightness-on-battery
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for logind-handle-power-key
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for logind-handle-hibernate-key
TRACE[xfpm-xfconf.c:166] xfpm_xfconf_load(): Using default configuration for heartbeat-command

(xfce4-power-manager:128053): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 15:58:56.015: ../glib/gobject/gsignal.c:2614: signal 'Changed' is invalid for instance '0x55d093988b60' of type 'GDBusProxy'
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:284] xfpm_polkit_init_data(): Using unix session polkit subject
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:342] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): polkit request: (('unix-process', {'pid': <uint32 128053>, 'start-time': <uint64 2043028>}), 'org.freedesktop.login1.power-off', @a{ss} {}, uint32 0, '')
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:363] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): Action=org.freedesktop.login1.power-off is authorized=TRUE
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:342] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): polkit request: (('unix-process', {'pid': <uint32 128053>, 'start-time': <uint64 2043028>}), 'org.freedesktop.login1.reboot', @a{ss} {}, uint32 0, '')
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:363] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): Action=org.freedesktop.login1.reboot is authorized=TRUE
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:342] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): polkit request: (('unix-process', {'pid': <uint32 128053>, 'start-time': <uint64 2043028>}), 'org.freedesktop.login1.suspend', @a{ss} {}, uint32 0, '')
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:363] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend is authorized=TRUE
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:342] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): polkit request: (('unix-process', {'pid': <uint32 128053>, 'start-time': <uint64 2043028>}), 'org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate', @a{ss} {}, uint32 0, '')
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:363] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): Action=org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate is authorized=TRUE
TRACE[xfpm-power.c:210] xfpm_power_check_polkit_auth(): using logind suspend backend
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:342] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): polkit request: (('unix-process', {'pid': <uint32 128053>, 'start-time': <uint64 2043028>}), 'org.freedesktop.login1.suspend', @a{ss} {}, uint32 0, '')
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:363] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend is authorized=TRUE
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:342] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): polkit request: (('unix-process', {'pid': <uint32 128053>, 'start-time': <uint64 2043028>}), 'org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate', @a{ss} {}, uint32 0, '')
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:363] xfpm_polkit_check_auth_intern(): Action=org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate is authorized=TRUE
TRACE[xfpm-power.c:1446] xfpm_update_blank_time(): Prev Timeout: 600 / New Timeout: 600
TRACE[xfpm-button.c:180] xfpm_button_xevent_key(): Grabbed key 124 : ((XfpmButtonKey) BUTTON_POWER_OFF)

(xfce4-power-manager:128053): xfce4-power-manager-WARNING **: 15:58:56.024: could not map keysym 1008ffa8 to keycode

TRACE[xfpm-button.c:180] xfpm_button_xevent_key(): Grabbed key 213 : ((XfpmButtonKey) BUTTON_HIBERNATE)
TRACE[xfpm-button.c:180] xfpm_button_xevent_key(): Grabbed key 150 : ((XfpmButtonKey) BUTTON_SLEEP)
TRACE[xfpm-button.c:180] xfpm_button_xevent_key(): Grabbed key 233 : ((XfpmButtonKey) BUTTON_MON_BRIGHTNESS_UP)
TRACE[xfpm-button.c:180] xfpm_button_xevent_key(): Grabbed key 232 : ((XfpmButtonKey) BUTTON_MON_BRIGHTNESS_DOWN)
TRACE[xfpm-button.c:180] xfpm_button_xevent_key(): Grabbed key 244 : ((XfpmButtonKey) BUTTON_BATTERY)
TRACE[xfpm-button.c:180] xfpm_button_xevent_key(): Grabbed key 238 : ((XfpmButtonKey) BUTTON_KBD_BRIGHTNESS_UP)
TRACE[xfpm-button.c:180] xfpm_button_xevent_key(): Grabbed key 237 : ((XfpmButtonKey) BUTTON_KBD_BRIGHTNESS_DOWN)
TRACE[xfpm-manager.c:645] xfpm_manager_inhibit_sleep_systemd(): Inhibiting systemd sleep: handle-power-key:handle-hibernate-key:handle-lid-switch

(xfce4-power-manager:128053): xfce4-power-manager-WARNING **: 15:58:56.028: Failed to get keyboard max brightness level : GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Object does not exist at path “/org/freedesktop/UPower/KbdBacklight”
TRACE[xfpm-polkit.c:241] xfpm_polkit_free_data(): Destroying Polkit data
TRACE[xfpm-manager.c:492] xfpm_manager_alarm_timeout_cb(): Alarm inactivity timeout id 3

Last edited by simonzack (2021-11-07 07:24:22)

ToZ · 2021-11-07 10:45:25

You can see in the log file where it now sets up to use the logind suspend backend. Does your /etc/systemd/logind.conf contain default values - especially for "HandleSuspendKey"? (should be set to suspend).

Also, from your previous post:

I tried waiting and joining back 3 times, but all 3 times were fine.

Does this mean that when you set the timeout to 1 minute, the suspend action worked properly?

Edit: One more thing. What does the following return:

systemd-inhibit --list --no-pager

Last edited by ToZ (2021-11-07 11:10:44)

simonzack · 2021-11-09 06:45:28

ToZ wrote:

You can see in the log file where it now sets up to use the logind suspend backend.

That's interesting. It must be using logind automatically then. I just tried this today once more after deleting this line in ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-power-manager.xml

<property name="logind-handle-suspend-key" type="bool" value="true"/>

and it also had the line:

TRACE[xfpm-power.c:210] xfpm_power_check_polkit_auth(): using logind suspend backend

ToZ wrote:

Does your /etc/systemd/logind.conf contain default values - especially for "HandleSuspendKey"? (should be set to suspend).

Yes I never touched this file. It's pretty much entirely commented out, including the section:

[Login]
#NAutoVTs=6
#ReserveVT=6
#KillUserProcesses=no
#KillOnlyUsers=
#KillExcludeUsers=root
#InhibitDelayMaxSec=5
#UserStopDelaySec=10
#HandlePowerKey=poweroff
#HandleSuspendKey=suspend
#HandleHibernateKey=hibernate
#HandleLidSwitch=suspend
#HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=suspend
#HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore
#HandleRebootKey=reboot
#PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
#SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
#HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
#LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=yes
#RebootKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
#HoldoffTimeoutSec=30s
#IdleAction=ignore
#IdleActionSec=30min
#RuntimeDirectorySize=10%
#RuntimeDirectoryInodes=400k
#RemoveIPC=yes
#InhibitorsMax=8192
#SessionsMax=8192

ToZ wrote:

Edit: One more thing. What does the following return:
systemd-inhibit --list --no-pager

This gives:

WHO                 UID  USER   PID   COMM            WHAT                                                                       WHY                                       MODE
NetworkManager      0    root   697   NetworkManager  sleep                                                                      NetworkManager needs to turn off networks delay
Screen Locker       1000 xxx    1125  light-locker    sleep                                                                      Lock the screen on suspend/resume         delay
xfce4-power-manager 1000 xxx    49440 xfce4-power-man handle-power-key:handle-suspend-key:handle-hibernate-key:handle-lid-switch xfce4-power-manager handles these events  block

3 inhibitors listed.

There's also Caffeine-ng, which I always make sure is turned off when I'm away. I don't think this is a cause to my issue, as if this is turned on then the screen doesn't even turn off.

ToZ wrote:

Also, from your previous post:
I tried waiting and joining back 3 times, but all 3 times were fine.
Does this mean that when you set the timeout to 1 minute, the suspend action worked properly?

Yup just tried it now, and it works fine.

I logged the same info for both 15 minutes and 1 minute. Diffing the 2 files and there isn't really anything different, apart from timestamps and IDs.

Last edited by simonzack (2021-11-09 07:25:46)

ToZ · 2021-11-09 07:22:21

There seems to be an inconsistency in your system configuration.

On a test system here, systemd inhibitor listing pre:

$ systemd-inhibit --list --no-pager
WHO                 UID  USER PID  COMM            WHAT                                                                       WHY                                      MODE 
UPower              0    root 471  upowerd         sleep                                                                      Pause device polling                     delay
xfce4-power-manager 1000 toz  1704 xfce4-power-man handle-power-key:handle-suspend-key:handle-hibernate-key:handle-lid-switch xfce4-power-manager handles these events block
xfce4-screensaver   1000 toz  405  xfce4-screensav sleep                                                                      Locking screen before sleep              delay

3 inhibitors listed.

(note: the power manager is handling the suspend key)

Running:

xfconf-query --channel xfce4-power-manager --property /xfce4-power-manager/logind-handle-suspend-key --create --type bool --set true

Systemd inhibitor listing post:

$ systemd-inhibit --list --no-pager
WHO                 UID  USER PID  COMM            WHAT                                                    WHY                                      MODE 
UPower              0    root 471  upowerd         sleep                                                   Pause device polling                     delay
xfce4-power-manager 1000 toz  1704 xfce4-power-man handle-power-key:handle-hibernate-key:handle-lid-switch xfce4-power-manager handles these events block
xfce4-screensaver   1000 toz  405  xfce4-screensav sleep                                                   Locking screen before sleep              delay

3 inhibitors listed.

Notice that it is no longer handling the suspend key. Your output seems to suggest that it is still handling the key?
What does the following return now:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-power-manager -lv

simonzack · 2021-11-09 07:49:10

ToZ wrote:

Notice that it is no longer handling the suspend key. Your output seems to suggest that it is still handling the key?

Ah I undid my previous change a few posts ago, so LoginD does not handle suspends, as that didn't seem to fix anything.

I just ran this now to make this a bit more explicit in my settings:

$ xfconf-query --channel xfce4-power-manager --property /xfce4-power-manager/logind-handle-suspend-key --create --type bool --set false

Current settings are:

$ xfconf-query --channel xfce4-power-manager --list --verbose
/xfce4-power-manager/dpms-enabled                   true
/xfce4-power-manager/dpms-on-ac-off                 15
/xfce4-power-manager/inactivity-on-ac               15
/xfce4-power-manager/lock-screen-suspend-hibernate  true
/xfce4-power-manager/logind-handle-lid-switch       false
/xfce4-power-manager/logind-handle-suspend-key      false

ToZ · 2021-11-09 11:13:18

Hmm. I'm at a loss why this is't working for you. If it worked when you manually set it to 1 minute - what if you manually set t to 14 minutes. Does it work then?

simonzack · 2021-11-09 12:35:02

Hmm it did work for 15 minutes just now, after I restarted and left the computer suspended.

From what I remember, I think the situation is that it works the first time but never the second time.

But good idea, maybe I can try other time intervals and see what happens.

gour · 2021-11-11 11:15:51

I did post into another thread, but I also experience the problem discussed here...

ToZ wrote:

Edit: One more thing. What does the following return:
systemd-inhibit --list --no-pager

Here is the output on my machine:

$  systemd-inhibit --list --no-pager
WHO                 UID  USER PID  COMM            WHAT                                                    WHY                                       MODE 
NetworkManager      0    root 602  NetworkManager  sleep                                                   NetworkManager needs to turn off networks delay
UPower              0    root 1354 upowerd         sleep                                                   Pause device polling                      delay
Screen Locker       1000 gour 1797 light-locker    sleep                                                   Lock the screen on suspend/resume         delay
xfce4-power-manager 1000 gour 5270 xfce4-power-man handle-power-key:handle-hibernate-key:handle-lid-switch xfce4-power-manager handles these events  block

4 inhibitors listed.

and I wonder whether it looks ok?

ToZ · 2021-11-11 11:58:27

gour wrote:

I did post into another thread, but I also experience the problem discussed here...

I've posted in your other thread. Perhaps best to continue your conversation over there and not take over @simonzack's thread.

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