On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:16:52 -0700 "Wolfgang S. Rupprecht" <wolfgang.rupprecht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > stan <stanl-fedorauser@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > A quick search turned up these pages, which should get you a little > > further on your journey. > > > > https://superuser.com/questions/152347/change-linux-console-screen-blanking-behavior > > > > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/8056/disable-screen-blanking-on-text-console > > Thanks. Those are both 7 years old and things appear to have changed > much. Did you try this from the suggestions at the links? I didn't, but the console has not changed that drastically lately because the emphasis has been on the GUI, so it should still work. """ The only permanent solution is to add consoleblank=0 to the kernel command-line. You can view the value (which defaults to 600 seconds) in: /sys/module/kernel/parameters/consoleblank """ """ The default console blanking behavior is baked into the kernel at compile time. It is configurable at boot time with the paramater consoleblank=, or in userspace with setterm. From the kernel documentation (kernel-parameters.txt): consoleblank= [KNL] The console blank (screen saver) timeout in seconds. Defaults to 10*60 = 10mins. A value of 0 disables the blank timer. """ I see it is still documented in the kernel Documentation, so I don't think it has gone away, and the path is still there on my system. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
