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On 2021.10.09 01:29, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> I have Xscreensaver started by .xinit & it runs as it should ; |
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> each saver is set to run for 3 min . When I'm asleep, I kill |
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> Xscreensaver |
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> & the monitor blanks after 5 min , which is also what is expected. |
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> However, something is telling the monitor to blank after 5 min , |
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> even when Xscreensaver is running. The 1st saver runs for 3 min , |
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> then the next one starts & runs for 2 min , then the screen blanks. |
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> When I hit a key or move the mouse, the screen wakes up |
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> & if there's no activity for 5 min Xscreensaver takes over |
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> & the savers run for 5 min before the screen blanks again. |
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> Instead, the savers should run continually till activity resumes. |
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> Can anyone suggest what is telling the monitor to blank after 5 min |
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> regardless of whether Xscreensaver is running or not ? |
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I don't really have an answer, but try "xset -q" and look at the |
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results for both Screen Saver and for DPMS. I don't know how they get |
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set if you don't explicitly set them, but you may want to do so for |
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more understandable control of your system. |
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