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dwmolyneux 04-02-2012 07:06 PM

timeout not able to be changed on xdm with fluxbox
 
I am having trouble finding out which files to edit in order to change the timeout settings.

I have
Code:

x11 wdm fluxbox openbox afterstep windowmaker
There is no GUI option to change the power-management or screensaver.

I have a vga monitor plus s-video to a tv. The tv also servers as my speakers.

With timeout set at the default 10 minute mark it makes it to where I am unable to watch movies, listen to music, practice my guitar using Rakarrack.

I have searched to web and have not been able to locate anything helpful with this.

I should also mention that it is a Debian based system installed via Debian net-installer. The goal was to install a lightweight system due to the low ram available of only 1Gig.

Does anyone know what I could do to fix this?

With the searches I have done some of the files that have been mentioned such as x11org.config are not able to be located.

elucches 04-02-2012 09:34 PM

Hi,
Did you try xset?
For example, typing
Code:

xset -dpms s off
to disable the power management and screensaver functions.
Regards,
Esteban

dwmolyneux 04-02-2012 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elucches (Post 4643148)
Hi,
Did you try xset?
For example, typing
Code:

xset -dpms s off
to disable the power management and screensaver functions.
Regards,
Esteban

I looked to see what it does and am now testing it to see if it does the job. Have about 5 minutes to go before I know if it worked.

Will I have to set every time after a reboot or will it stay off till set different?

Update: It seems to have worked but haven't rebooted to see if it stays.

elucches 04-03-2012 10:50 AM

Hi,
It won't stay after reboot.
Take a look at this old thread to see how to run the command each time you start X (edit .xinitrc or .xsession).
Best regards,
Esteban


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