Disabling screen saver
22 Apr 2015 13:07 - 11 May 2015 08:44 #57991
by KenC
Had the same problem
command line for turn off the power management system AND the screensaver
but still need to do it every startup.
wrote an executable file pms.sh at home directory and add it to >System>Preference>Startup Application
make the file executable with
I reckon this literally disable the ACPI.
Replied by KenC on topic Disabling screen saver
My problem isn't actually with xfce. I need the xset -dpms with my old 2.6 system running on (I think) Ubuntu 10.04. The screen blanks after a while despite no power management being enabled or screensaver.
As it is a touchscreen this is bad, because there is no way to tell what button I am going to hit when I randomly touch to turn the screen back on.
Had the same problem
command line for turn off the power management system AND the screensaver
xset -dpms s 0 0 s noblank s noexpose s off
but still need to do it every startup.
wrote an executable file pms.sh at home directory and add it to >System>Preference>Startup Application
!#/bin/bash
exec xset -dpms s 0 0 s noblank s noexpose s off
make the file executable with
chmod +x ~/PMS_off.sh
I reckon this literally disable the ACPI.
Last edit: 11 May 2015 08:44 by KenC.
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26 Sep 2015 22:42 #63027
by GaryLa
Replied by GaryLa on topic Disabling screen saver
"The deal" is the fact that disabling the screen blank is an issue.
I have set both the power management and the screensaver settings numerous ways and still get a blank screen in 10 minutes.
I've disabled them, I've set them to an hour, to 10 hours and every which way. No difference. Obviously there's yet another place it's being controlled.
I have set both the power management and the screensaver settings numerous ways and still get a blank screen in 10 minutes.
I've disabled them, I've set them to an hour, to 10 hours and every which way. No difference. Obviously there's yet another place it's being controlled.
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26 Sep 2015 22:45 #63028
by andypugh
Have you tried linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/18-...r?limitstart=0#55601
Replied by andypugh on topic Disabling screen saver
I've disabled them, I've set them to an hour, to 10 hours and every which way. No difference. Obviously there's yet another place it's being controlled.
Have you tried linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/18-...r?limitstart=0#55601
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26 Sep 2015 22:53 - 26 Sep 2015 23:01 #63029
by GaryLa
Replied by GaryLa on topic Disabling screen saver
Not yet. But when a user posted "what's the big deal, just change the screensaver" I felt compelled to answer him -- the screensaver parms are not effective.
I need to do some research on what else is affected by this "dpms" setting. A guy named Steve Rosenberg posted on his blog the following suggestion:
sleep 200
xset dpms 0 0 0
exit 0
He suggests the sleep is needed (at boot) because other parts of xfce seemed to change his settings later in the boot sequence. But he found that setting them after a delay worked. I haven't looked into any of it yet.
I also found this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Display_Power_Management_Signaling. It's interesting that it states "Warning: XScreenSaver and xfce4-power-manager use their own DPMS settings and override xset configuration".
It's not the end of the world, it's just annoying.
I need to do some research on what else is affected by this "dpms" setting. A guy named Steve Rosenberg posted on his blog the following suggestion:
sleep 200
xset dpms 0 0 0
exit 0
He suggests the sleep is needed (at boot) because other parts of xfce seemed to change his settings later in the boot sequence. But he found that setting them after a delay worked. I haven't looked into any of it yet.
I also found this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Display_Power_Management_Signaling. It's interesting that it states "Warning: XScreenSaver and xfce4-power-manager use their own DPMS settings and override xset configuration".
It's not the end of the world, it's just annoying.
Last edit: 26 Sep 2015 23:01 by GaryLa. Reason: new data
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26 Sep 2015 23:22 #63031
by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Disabling screen saver
That is why setting it from the LinuxCNC INI file is a good idea.He suggests the sleep is needed (at boot) because other parts of xfce seemed to change his settings later in the boot sequence.
It's a lot worse than annoying when you only have a touch-screen to wake the machine up again and don't know what you are going to hit..It's not the end of the world, it's just annoying.
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09 Oct 2015 13:46 #63597
by RayJr
"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it"
Albert Einstein
Replied by RayJr on topic Disabling screen saver
Is it possible to set in the linuxcnc.ini file, or is that a wish?
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09 Oct 2015 16:26 #63603
by andypugh
Dewey showed how to do it in the INI file here:
www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum...r?limitstart=0#55601
Replied by andypugh on topic Disabling screen saver
Is it possible to set in the linuxcnc.ini file, or is that a wish?
Dewey showed how to do it in the INI file here:
www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum...r?limitstart=0#55601
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