power timeout

cybervulcan · 09-05-2020, 01:11 PM

I have a Ubuntu 20.04.1 and I have set screen timeout to never on a Dell LCD however my screen times out every minute or two anyway. Is their another power setting I am not aware of? I do not think this happened under 20.04. Please advise Not sure where to post this question as it deals with several topics.

ondoho · 09-05-2020, 03:25 PM

Screensaver or power manager?
My xfce4-power-manager has a "Presentation mode". Is that what you want?

cybervulcan · 09-06-2020, 11:19 AM

Power Manager the screensaver is not active.

ondoho · 09-06-2020, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cybervulcan

Power Manager the screensaver is not active.

So, does it have a presentation mode?

cybervulcan · 09-10-2020, 05:28 PM

I am using LibreOffice Base (sorry) 6.4 I have created databases that used to work now when I click on the same databases I get a no ODBC driver installed for this connection I never installed anything extra never needed on previous versions it was a Java error. Yes it does have a presentation manager but that is turned off and was never in use

ondoho · 09-14-2020, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by cybervulcan

I am using LibreOffice Base (sorry) 6.4 I have created databases that used to work now when I click on the same databases I get a no ODBC driver installed for this connection I never installed anything extra never needed on previous versions it was a Java error. Yes it does have a presentation manager but that is turned off and was never in use

No need to be sorry (what for?).
But - I was talking about the Power Manager's presentation mode.
Anyhow, were you ablet o make that timeout longer at least? One minute is a bit short.
It is possible that thing look a little different under GNOME, but I'm sure you will find it.

cybervulcan · 09-17-2020, 08:31 PM

I should have mentioned earlier that I am on a desktop PC. I have not seen this timeout since I was listening to music with VLC, is their another power setting in linux that only applies to certain applications?