On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:36 PM, Andrew Farris <lordmorgul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Reid Rivenburgh wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > xset +dpms > > > > xset dpms 15 30 45 > > > > > > > > (sleep 15; xset dpms force off)& > > > > > > > > > > > If you don't add the force, does the specified timing work? > > > > > > > No, then it just doesn't ever go off. That was after a quick test > > where I waited about a minute. I'll keep the "force" commented out > > and let it go all night to verify that it doesn't turn off after > > several hours. > > > > Out of curiosity.. are those xset commands happening after the X server is > started (for sure)? The 15s delay before your force may be hiding the fact > that the X server is overriding your set values if the X server starts > during those 15s and sets some other value to the settings. > > Maybe you should drop a longer sleep in there before you do the settings, > then force off. You get the gold banana! I put in this line: (sleep 60; xset dpms 15 30 45)& And now it seems to work fine. The 60 may be overkill there, of course.... I was just assuming the script was run after the X server started, but apparently not. Good catch! Thanks, reid -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
