On Monday 22 June 2020 05:31:34 Janek Stolarek wrote:
Hi,
xset does not work with DPMS on my system as well. See
http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3114 which is
somewhat related.
Janek
Dnia sobota, 20 czerwca 2020, Michael napisaĆ:
> On Saturday 20 June 2020 04:23:35 pm Gene Heskett wrote:
> > Greetings all;
> > I have a need to disable dpms and anything else associated with
> > blanking the screen, sometime for around 12 hours.
> >
> > Our old friend xset has apparently been neutered and incapable to
> > controlling any of this.
> >
> > So what is silently overriding these user set choices, something
> > in TDE?
> >
> > Thanks all.
> >
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett
>
> These not working for you?
>
> #!/bin/bash
> dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock
> sleep 3
> xset dpms force standby
> -or-
> xset dpms force off
>
That forces a dark screen for about 1 second.
Even the times set by xset are ignored. Regardless of tde config
settings, or xset settings I get a shut down/poweroff, in 5 minutes.
Maddening as can be. I have to keep wiggling the mouse to watch a
youtube video.
> The only thing that overrides the
'standby' above for me is touching
> a key or moving the mouse.
IMO TDE should get out of the power saving business and let xset do its
job. But I'm rowing with a toothpick...
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