Leaving the machine idle long enough for the gnome power-off timeout to pass didn't produce a problem. In fact, the screen was black but the backlight was still on.
However, just as I was typing here, within a few seconds of a keypress, the screen flashed black and then came back.
Leaving the machine idle long enough for the gnome power-off timeout to pass didn't produce a problem. In fact, the screen was black but the backlight was still on.
However, just as I was typing here, within a few seconds of a keypress, the screen flashed black and then came back.