DPMS switches to suspend too early

[Chris Sorenson]

> >
> > Something is wrong with your xset, what does `X
-version`
> > tell you?
> > 
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> X.Org X Server 1.16.1
> Release Date: 2014-09-21
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
> Current Operating System: Linux media 3.16.7-7-desktop #1 
> SMP PREEMPT Wed Dec 17 18:00:44 UTC 2014 (762f27a) x86_64
> Kernel command line:
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.7-7-desktop
> root=UUID=c0dd2e36-03ed-402e-9a89-185b1144a9f8 
> resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3400633AS_5NF1LKL5-part2 
> splash=silent quiet showopts hpet=disable
> Build Date: 12 February 2015  02:45:41PM
>  
> Current version of pixman: 0.32.6
> Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
> to make sure that you have the latest version.
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> 
> >
> > Also, just for funzies, what does `xset q` say? 
> >
>
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> Keyboard Control:
> auto repeat:  on  key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000002
> XKB indicators:
> > 00: Caps Lock: off 01: Num Lock: on  02: Scroll Lock:
off
> 03: Compose: off 04: Kana: off 05: Sleep: off
> 06: Suspend: off 07: Mute: off 08: Misc: off
> 09: Mail: off 10: Charging: off 11: Shift Lock:  off
> 12: Group 2: off 13: Mouse Keys: off
> auto repeat delay:  660    repeat rate: 25
> auto repeating keys: 
> 00ffffffdffffbbf
> fadfffefffedffff
> 9fffffffffffffff
> fff7ffffffffffff
> bell percent: 50 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100
> Pointer Control:
> acceleration: 2/1
> threshold:  4
> Screen Saver:
> prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes
> timeout: 0 cycle:  0
> Colors:
> default colormap:0x20 BlackPixel:0x0 WhitePixel:0xffffff
> Font Path:
> /usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
> /usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
> /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
> /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
> /usr/share/fonts/ghostscript/,
> /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,
> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/,
> built-ins
> DPMS (Energy Star):
> Standby: 3500 Suspend: 3600 Off: 3700
> DPMS is Enabled
> Monitor is On
> Font cache:
> Server does not have the FontCache Extension
>

All that looks fine, does standby/suspend/off work as
advertised at those longer settings? You might want to
download the xset source and compile it on your workstation
and see if that solves the problem, download link:

http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/app/