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Topic: Disable screen blanking

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nixphoeni

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Posted: Jan. 18 2005,15:20

I'd like to disable the automatic screen blanking, so I've tried a few things to no avail:
- `xset s 0 0;xset s noblank;xset s noexpose;xset s off`
- setterm -blank 0;setterm -powersave off

Apparently, the X Server does not have the DPMS extension (I tried adding it to /etc/X11/XF86Config, but still no luck) so the setterm -powersave command returns an error. I'm also passing 'apm=power-off,idle-threshold=100 acpi=off' to the kernel on boot.

What can I do to prevent the screen from blanking after 10 minutes?

SaidinUnleashed Offline

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Posted: Jan. 18 2005,16:41

Not sure how to do this on the DSL end, but all modern monitors have built in power saving features.

That whole "energy star" thing.

And newer monitors have an auto-off thing that kicks in after 10 or 15 mins of no change in the signal being received. Even from Runlevel 2.

-J.P.

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