how to switch off screen saver?
Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: how to switch off screen saver?
started by: fatal error
Posted by fatal error on Nov. 25 2006,12:32
my dsl hd installation switches off the display after a while ( monitor standby ).how can i disable this and how can i manipulate the deactivation time ?
Posted by Selim on Nov. 25 2006,14:11
Use:xset s 0 to switch it off (replace 0 by the number of ms you want to modify the deactivation time).
Don't forget to add this command to your .xinitrc if you want to save it.
Posted by fatal error on Nov. 25 2006,20:42
thank you verry much, i will try it.but ms seems to be a mistake, it must be seconds
Posted by kerry on Nov. 26 2006,00:36
xset s off offTo check> xset q
it should look like this
Screen Saver:
prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes
timeout: 0 cycle: 0
Posted by Selim on Nov. 26 2006,08:28
You are right fatal error: it's seconds and not ms.To be more precise the xset s option accepts up to two numerical parameters (The length and period parameters). If only one numerical parameter is given, it will be used for the length. The lenght determines how long the server must be inactive for screen saving to activate, and the period determines the period to change the background pattern to avoid burn in. Of course when setting the lenght to 0 or off there is no need to modify the period.
Posted by fatal error on Nov. 26 2006,16:50
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| xset s 0 to switch it off (replace 0 by the number of ms you want to modify the deactivation time). |
this command works fine !
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| Don't forget to add this command to your .xinitrc if you want to save it |
i added it to .xinitrc, but it does not work. to check, if this is the right .xinitrc, i removed ( commented out with # ) the dillo-command and this works, but not the xset command.
Posted by Selim on Nov. 28 2006,01:17
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| i added it to .xinitrc, but it does not work |
Here (Live-CD+Backup feature), it does. Sorry, i have no idea where your pb is
Posted by mikshaw on Nov. 28 2006,05:44
Where did you put the command? If you added it to the end of the file it won't work. It needs to be above the window manager part (case $DESKTOP in...)
Posted by Oldnewbie on Feb. 19 2007,00:29
Way cool, I've been trying to disable the screen saver for a while. Just goes to show if try a search, you mifgt actually find the information you need. DuuuuuuuuuuhThanks Oldnewbie