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Not just new but seriously ignorant--trying to solve a number of problems.
I have an old Mac Mini which now says Xubuntu.
If I am streaming a movie the monitor goes off every ten minutes.
I have tried to find an answer to this problem and discovered that the output of xset -q includes under Screen Saver that timeout=600 which is (might be? the) 10 minutes. I have tried a few things to change that number i.e. xset s off but nothing I have done changes it nor does anything within Power Manager or Light Locker.
Any suggestions?
Also, how do you all put the contents of a terminal emulator screen into one of these messages?
When I found the xset s off command, I was told to logout for it to take effect. I just discovered that it does change timeout to 0 but goes back to 600 after the logout. Can I make it stay 0?
I used to run Voyager which is similar to Xubuntu. (Ubuntu based)
I think the Power Management is in the Applications Menu about 1/2 way down. Or in System Settings.
You should be able to change the amount of time on the monitor or screensaver before it goes to the default black screen.
Try setting your screensaver for an hour (however long you need) and see if that helps.
I've never had a Mac so I'm not sure of another way you could control the issue.
Maybe look in your BIOS and see if there are options to control the monitor.
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