[SOLVED] Slack keeps putting my display to sleep!

TheCrow33 · 01-05-2011, 11:35 PM

I've got two installs of slack 64 13.1 on two different boxes (one runs an nvidia driver, and the other runs the radeon driver), both are GnomeSlackBuilds. On both machines I have gone to "system" -> "preferences" -> "power management" and made sure it is set to never put the display to sleep. Neither is running the XScreenSaver Daemon, and will ask me to start it if I go to "system" -> "preferences" -> "screensaver".

On the NVIDIA box the display will never actually go to sleep, but the screen will go black after a while. On the radeon box, the display goes to sleep somewhere between 10 - 30 minutes (roughly) of inactivity. This one's driving me nuts, I want to be able to watch a movie without shaking the mouse every half hour. Any ideas?

Gavin Harper · 01-05-2011, 11:55 PM

Create a file: noblank.sh

Code:

#!/bin/bash

xset s noblank
xset s off
xset s noexpose
xset s 0 0

Move the script to /usr/bin/ or a place of your choosing.

I personally autostart it but you can also just run it if/when you need it.

Works on this end.

TheCrow33 · 01-06-2011, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gavin Harper

Create a file: noblank.sh

Code:

#!/bin/bash

xset s noblank
xset s off
xset s noexpose
xset s 0 0

Move the script to /usr/bin/ or a place of your choosing.

I personally autostart it but you can also just run it if/when you need it.

Works on this end.

That does the trick, thanks

interndan · 01-06-2011, 10:00 AM

If I put this script in rc.local would that autostart it?

Gavin Harper · 01-06-2011, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by interndan

If I put this script in rc.local would that autostart it?

I always start it if/when I start a GUI.

interndan · 01-07-2011, 10:22 AM

Ok, how do you autostart it?

Thanks for help.

Edit:
I need to automate it so it runs for any user who logs in and starts x

dh2k · 01-08-2011, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by interndan

Ok, how do you autostart it?

Thanks for help.

Edit:
I need to automate it so it runs for any user who logs in and starts x

Depending on desktop environment:
Copy or move (or link) the executable script to users autostart directory:
XFCE -- ~/.config/autostart/
KDE -- ~/.kde/Autostart/

For fluxbox, edit the file:
~/.fluxbox/startup
to include the (/path/to/script)

Also consider updating /etc/skel/ as root with above

staus · 01-08-2011, 11:20 AM

I'm running 64 bit current with blackbox, and the above xset file didn't help one bit.
Any idea how I can stop the screen blanking?

Intel_ · 01-08-2011, 11:43 AM

Don't work to me. After moving the file to /usr/bin I start it as root by typing the path to the file. (xfce)

rmjohnso · 01-08-2011, 12:41 PM

The problem I have with this solution is that it's a script to override some setting that is causing the OP's problem. I'd rather find the actual setting and adjust it. Just my two cents.

jrecortel · 01-08-2011, 06:19 PM

put in /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

Code:

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

Gavin Harper · 01-09-2011, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intel_

Don't work to me. After moving the file to /usr/bin I start it as root by typing the path to the file. (xfce)

Try executing it as the user that has the screen session open.