On Monday 22 June 2020 05:31:34 Janek Stolarek wrote: > Hi, > > xset does not work with DPMS on my system as well. See > http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3114 which is > somewhat related. > > Janek > > Dnia sobota, 20 czerwca 2020, Michael napisał: > > On Saturday 20 June 2020 04:23:35 pm Gene Heskett wrote: > > > Greetings all; > > > I have a need to disable dpms and anything else associated with > > > blanking the screen, sometime for around 12 hours. > > > > > > Our old friend xset has apparently been neutered and incapable to > > > controlling any of this. > > > > > > So what is silently overriding these user set choices, something > > > in TDE? > > > > > > Thanks all. > > > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > > These not working for you? > > > > #!/bin/bash > > dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock > > sleep 3 > > xset dpms force standby > > -or- > > xset dpms force off > > That forces a dark screen for about 1 second. Even the times set by xset are ignored. Regardless of tde config settings, or xset settings I get a shut down/poweroff, in 5 minutes. Maddening as can be. I have to keep wiggling the mouse to watch a youtube video. > > The only thing that overrides the 'standby' above for me is touching > > a key or moving the mouse. IMO TDE should get out of the power saving business and let xset do its job. But I'm rowing with a toothpick... > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >- To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional > > commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read > > list messages on the web archive: > > http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to > > top-post: > > http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional > commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read > list messages on the web archive: > http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to > top-post: > http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
