On Monday 22 June 2020 23:27:29 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 23 June 2020 02:09:04 Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Tuesday 23 June 2020 01:47:00 Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Monday 22 June 2020 15:28:17 Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > On Monday 22 June 2020 13:56:08 William Morder via trinity-users > > > > wrote: > > > > > On Monday 22 June 2020 10:33:02 Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > > On Monday 22 June 2020 12:50:51 William Morder via > > > > > > trinity-users > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Monday 22 June 2020 07:11:52 Michael wrote: > > > > > > > > On Monday 22 June 2020 08:35:19 am Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Monday 22 June 2020 09:22:47 Felix Miata wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Maybe what works for me would work for you to enable > > > > > > > > > > watching a video. I set all three power save options > > > > > > > > > > in desktop settings to 120 minutes. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have tried that, up to 4000 4025 4050 minutes. > > > > > > > > > Nominally 5 minutes later it powers down, and an xset -q > > > > > > > > > shows: DPMS (Energy Star): > > > > > > > > > Standby: 450 Suspend: 600 Off: 900 > > > > > > > > > DPMS is Enabled > > > > > > > > > Monitor is On > > > > > > > > > And theres not a thing I can do about it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Something else to try depends on a config file in > > > > > > > > > > which to put it, either in /etc/X11/xorg.conf or a > > > > > > > > > > file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/, included in Section > > > > > > > > > > "Monitor": > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Option "DPMS" "off" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Longshot, but try creating a new user? That'd at least > > > > > > > > isolate if it's a config file or a system issue? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There's a tiny blue rectangle (almost a square) in the > > > > > > > system tray. > > > > > > > > > > > > Not there. > > > > > > > > > > I had to look up the name, because I've just had it sitting > > > > > there for years; once configured, I usually don't touch stuff. > > > > > > > > > > So it's called the "Resize and Rotate System Tray App". (See > > > > > attachment for screenshot.) I clicked on help or about to find > > > > > out the name. > > > > > > > > > > Maybe you need to install it, or just find it. I forget how it > > > > > is that it found a home in my system tray, but it's a KDE3/TDE > > > > > app. > > > > > > > > > > I *believe* that it may be part of another package, perhaps > > > > > tdepowersave-trinity? In any case, I ran "apt-cache search" with > > > > > the terms "tray", "power", "resize" and "rotate", and that is > > > > > the only TDE app that seemed to fit all the search terms. > > > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > > > Right-click, look for "configure displays", then go to the > > > > > > > tab labelled "power management": unclick the box that says > > > > > > > "enable DPMS power save modes"; or you can configure power > > > > > > > saving to something that suits you better. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (For a desktop I find that power saving is useless or even > > > > > > > counterproductive, so I just switch off the monitor instead > > > > > > > when not in use. On a laptop, or in a setting where one > > > > > > > wants the screen to lock when unattended, this is a > > > > > > > different matter, but I imagine it's just Gene hanging out > > > > > > > at home.) > > > > > > > > > > > > Keyrect. With the missus in the shop, end stage COPD, I don't > > > > > > have a cat to walk on keys. Just me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, VLC allows turning off power saving while actively > > > > > > > watching a video; I don't know, but I imagine other media > > > > > > > players do something similar. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > Found it, very dark blue, looks black at first glance. Had to get > > > > root, and then disabled dpms. So now we test for the umptieth > > > > time. Same failure to 'get' gamma on the apply, and that > > > > apparently generates the error, so I had to manually accept the > > > > new settings. But that error popup is behind its window so the > > > > only error warning is the audio whomp. > > > > > > > > IT S/B ON TOP OF THE XRANDR WINDOW!!!! No one can see it when it > > > > pops up behind the xrandr window. > > > > > > > > That needs fixed as its zero help but locks out every other action > > > > except the timeout/reject, so unless you grab the bar of its > > > > window and move it off center so you can see the error message. > > > > Otherwise if the sound is turned down/off, you've no visual clue > > > > its there. > > > > > > > > Thanks Bill. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > > > > And it had no effect, xset still shows and does its thing at its > > > usual 450 seconds. So frustration reigns supreme. What the hell is > > > reseting it? > > > > I have now turned off global display control. I'll click send on thje > > next minute > > Its now stayed up for ten minutes. So Its apparently stopped, but only by > disabling all tde display & monitor controls, if its enabled, it will > powerdown the monitor in 7.5 minutes regardless of any settings > otherwise, and if you look at it with an xset -q, its been reset to > whatever something else thinks it should be. 450 seconds or 7.5 minutes. > > This is the same stuff usually found on the ground behind the male of the > bovine specie. Stinks just as bad, no matter what the gender of the dumb brute described. Likewise for the end-product of the equine family. They all stink. Bill > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > Cheers, Gene Heskett --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
