https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46711
--- Comment #19 from Wolfgang Rupprecht wolfgang.rupprecht@gmail.com --- (In reply to comment #18)
Is this still an issue with a newer kernel?
I haven't seen this problem in years. The bug went away with a newer gnome desktop. I assume there was a way for a user app to take responsibility for the power save state and also to drop the ball.