[mythtv-users] Using the remote to turn screen back on (after screen blanking)

[ray cielencki]

including "-display localhost:0" in the xset command should fix this. 
if you start it from the console, irexec inherits your DISPLAY 
variable, so xset doesnt complain.

/rayc

>And another thing is that I have to start irexec after I start X for some
>reason... If I do it that way it works, if not then it does not work.
>
>Freaky bizzare, but at least it works
>
>
>On Wednesday 25 February 2004 10:47 am, Bill Chmura wrote:
>>  Thanks Ray and Jarod...
>>
>>  I ended up with this as a combination of the two...  I don't need to be
>>  able to shutdown the screen (as it will do it after 10 minutes) so I just
>>  want to be able to wake it up.  I don't want to waste a remote button on
>>  that anyway...  I may script a bit to toggle on and off using the same
>>  button but for now...
>>
>>
>>  begin
>>   prog = irexec
>>   button = OFF
>>   config = xset dpms force on
>>  end
>>
>>
>>  PS. To those in the future that have a problem with the xset dpms off and
>>  everything like that working, but can't get the screen to wake up... make
>>  sure your X config file has Option "DPMS" !  Hah!
>>
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