[mythtv-users] Xscreensaver not disabled

[Bob Wiegand]

Charles H. Chapman wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I thought MythTV was supposed to inhibit xscreensaver from activating
> while it was playing something (like live TV or a recording) but that's
> not working for me -- if I don't touch the keyboard or mouse,
> xscreensaver activates several minutes after starting a video.  I'm
> running MythTV 18.1.  Has anyone else experienced this problem and/or
> come up with a solution?

Run the following before starting mythfrontend:

xset -dpms s off

Bob