Disable Screen Blanking Applications
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Disable Screen Blanking Applications
Hi all,
I have a computer that I use to play steaming media. Currently it's using MATE, previously using Cinnamon, under LMDE.
Unfortunately it blanks the screen after about 10 minutes of not being used. I've tried the screen saver settings which are set to two hours (which is as long as I can set it to not blank the screen.)
Can anyone tell me how to completely disable the screen blanking?
Thanks
I have a computer that I use to play steaming media. Currently it's using MATE, previously using Cinnamon, under LMDE.
Unfortunately it blanks the screen after about 10 minutes of not being used. I've tried the screen saver settings which are set to two hours (which is as long as I can set it to not blank the screen.)
Can anyone tell me how to completely disable the screen blanking?
Thanks
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Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
Steaming media? Anyway, when you are in the Screensaver Preferences, have you also looked behind the Power Management button at the bottom? There is the setting that controls when the display goes to sleep.
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
Hi,
Streaming media. such as when watching YouTube, iPlayer or the likes Not sure what you call it.
Anyway, screensaver is set to two hours and the power settings are both set to 'Never'. This computer persists with blanking the screen every 10 minutes. I've tried removing and
Alas, there was no such luck with either of those commands.
Streaming media. such as when watching YouTube, iPlayer or the likes Not sure what you call it.
Anyway, screensaver is set to two hours and the power settings are both set to 'Never'. This computer persists with blanking the screen every 10 minutes. I've tried removing
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sudo apt-get remove acpi-support acpid
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gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver idle-activation-enabled false
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
Ok, so it looks like a program called 'caffeine' would work, unfortunately I can't get it to work.
Stupidly I tried to install the .deb, not sure how to uninstall it and building it from source didn't work.
Stupidly I tried to install the .deb, not sure how to uninstall it and building it from source didn't work.
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So far, I've got the screen to stay awake unless I'm playing a video. With the screen on the desktop, idle for hours the screen stays awake. If I play a video, it sleeps every 10 minutes.
Please help.
Please help.
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
Don't use Mate or cinamon much...
But
If I remember in the panel you can put a plugin called 'inhibit' I remember doung that to watch hulu 'steaming media' the inhibit icon disables screensavers, hibernate ect.
I watch a full lenght movie (2-2 1/2 hours. Power saving was default times.
If I remember correctly
J.Jay
But
If I remember in the panel you can put a plugin called 'inhibit' I remember doung that to watch hulu 'steaming media' the inhibit icon disables screensavers, hibernate ect.
I watch a full lenght movie (2-2 1/2 hours. Power saving was default times.
If I remember correctly
J.Jay
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
I feel like I've missed a joke or calling it something stupid
Anyway, I noticed it's only occurring in VLC, so I've switched to XBMC. Now to find a handy XBMC remote control application.
Anyway, I noticed it's only occurring in VLC, so I've switched to XBMC. Now to find a handy XBMC remote control application.
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Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
I don't get the joke either - streaming media is exactly what it is!WhatUsernameIsFree? wrote:I feel like I've missed a joke or calling it something stupid
Anyway, I noticed it's only occurring in VLC, so I've switched to XBMC. Now to find a handy XBMC remote control application.
EDIT: Except you called it "steaming" without the crucial r lol
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
Thanks, how many times did I read and re-read the thread without spotting it?deep64blue wrote:EDIT: Except you called it "steaming" without the crucial r lol
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
I had the same problem, I set screensaver to 2hrs under Screensaver program since the range is 1 min - 2hrs, and set sleep to never under Power Management and also used mateconf-editor but it kept getting the blank screen after 10 mins. I finally found a temporary solution that worked for me, open terminal and type:
you will have to do this after every reboot though since the settings don't get saved. Hope this helps.
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xset s noblank
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
make one line script put in auto start.you will have to do this after every reboot though since the settings don't get saved. Hope this helps.
I think should work
J.Jay
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
I've been watching Youtube and had the same annoying problem that the screen keeps going blank after about 10 minutes inactivity. And I think I found the correct settings section. If you click on the Menu button and then on Preferences and then click on Power there should be a Tip at the bottom with a highlighted link to Brightness Settings. Once you click on that it will take you to a section with a lot of settings, one of which is "Turn screen off when inactive for" and a place to change the settings. Change it to never and that should solve the problem. Please let me know if it helps.
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
I imagine that there's a setting in VLC that would change it. I've had times where VLC was the only program that would disable the screensaver, so VLC does play with those settings.
Re: Disable Screen Blanking Applications
Menu...
All...
Screensaver...
brings up the X screensaver preferences
untick Activate screensaver when computer is idle
All...
Screensaver...
brings up the X screensaver preferences
untick Activate screensaver when computer is idle