How to stop screen going blank in debian OS

Dear All,

how to use setterm command in debian I mean in /etc/xx files

Hi,

You can create a script in /etc/init.d to run setterm, e.g.:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/setterm -blank 0

make it executable and run

update-rc.d scriptname defaults

so it updates the necessary symlinks in the various runlevels

Regards

Originally Posted by bathory Hi, You can create a script in /etc/init.d to run setterm, e.g.: #!/bin/sh /usr/bin/setterm -blank 0 make it executable and run update-rc.d scriptname defaults so it updates the necessary symlinks in the various runlevels Regards

thank you very much.


I have done as you mentioned

the step I followed is as follows

ot@ts7000:init.d# vi ww1
#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/setterm -blank 0
root@ts7000:init.d# chmod 777 ww1
root@ts7000:init.d# ./ww1
oot@ts7000:init.d# update-rc.d ww1 defaults
Adding system startup for /etc/init.d/ww1 ...
/etc/rc0.d/K20ww1 -> ../init.d/ww1
/etc/rc1.d/K20ww1 -> ../init.d/ww1
/etc/rc6.d/K20ww1 -> ../init.d/ww1
/etc/rc2.d/S20ww1 -> ../init.d/ww1
/etc/rc3.d/S20ww1 -> ../init.d/ww1
/etc/rc4.d/S20ww1 -> ../init.d/ww1
/etc/rc5.d/S20ww1 -> ../init.d/ww1
root@ts7000:init.d# reboot




same after 10 minutes screen gone blank...
could you please suggest any wrong thing I did???


thanks once again for you kind reply

Hi,

It looks like you have to add some more setterm options

/usr/bin/setterm -blank 0 -powersave off -powerdown 0

Originally Posted by bathory Hi, It looks like you have to add some more setterm options /usr/bin/setterm -blank 0 -powersave off -powerdown 0

Thanks for your suggestion still the same problem
I have even added

seterm -cursor off also to make cursor blinking off but after doing this also cursor is blinking....

please suggest any other method...

Originally Posted by lalithasankh Thanks for your suggestion still the same problem I have even added seterm -cursor off also to make cursor blinking off but after doing this also cursor is blinking.... please suggest any other method...

hey I always get following error

cannot (un)set powersave mode for
/usr/bin/setterm -blank 0 -powersave off -powerdown 0

please guide me how to resolve this issue

Are you running the command from an xterm? It is supposed to be run from CLI.
If you want to do the same for X you should use xset

Originally Posted by bathory Are you running the command from an xterm? It is supposed to be run from CLI. If you want to do the same for X you should use xset

I am using VI editor,I realyl don't know working with xterm

xterm is a X-windows terminal. What I mean is that if you're trying to run the setterm command from a terminal inside X, it's not going to work.
It is supposed to work when you boot into runlevel 3 and not runlevel 5 (that is X-windows)

Originally Posted by bathory xterm is a X-windows terminal. What I mean is that if you're trying to run the setterm command from a terminal inside X, it's not going to work. It is supposed to work when you boot into runlevel 3 and not runlevel 5 (that is X-windows)

see actually working on TS7260 ARM-linux board. Once power is switched on I get login prompt on Hyper terminal(in windows xp Machine) and another on VGA Screen

now what even I have done on windows Hyperterminal(which is ttyAM0 of
TS7260 arm9 board)....

now tell me what is wrong that I am doing?????????????

I don't think you're doing something wrong. I guess it's the customized debian you're running on this board.
You can leave the powersave option out the command and see if it works

/usr/bin/setterm -blank 0 -powerdown 0

Originally Posted by bathory I don't think you're doing something wrong. I guess it's the customized debian you're running on this board. You can leave the powersave option out the command and see if it works /usr/bin/setterm -blank 0 -powerdown 0

thank you very much,

i went init 3 level
and executed the shell script and
updated rc.d as of ur 1st mail but for rebooting

I am saying to reboot and again getting same problem cursor in blink
and screen goes blank.

If you're using console-tools, it's maybe worth trying to edit /etc/console-tools/config and use:

BLANK_TIME=0 POWERDOWN_TIME=0

Originally Posted by bathory If you're using console-tools, it's maybe worth trying to edit /etc/console-tools/config and use:

sorry I am not able to find console-tools in /etc/ directory

Makes sense since you're using a customized debian.
The last thing I can think that it could work, is to use ansi escape codes to do the same as setterm:

echo -e '\033[9;0]\033[14;0]' > /dev/console