Ubuntu
gnome-power-manager package

  1. Bug #460565
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 460565

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Bene18 (bene-riehm) wrote : Re: [ubuntu karmic] gnome-power-manager ignores its settings

"Nevermind, it was the blank screen screensaver."

I've experienced the same: my laptop display turned off after 1 minute idle status. I also removed the screen saver that brought up a black screen and now it is working correctly.