[mythtv-users] HULU and screen blanking

[Michael T. Dean]

On 04/13/2010 03:25 PM, Dave Day wrote:
> I have added the HULU Desktop menu item to myth and
> it works fine except that I have been unsuccessful in stopping
> the screen from blanking after about 10 minutes.
>
> I start Hulu Desktop from a shell script which
> uses
>
> xset -dpms
> xscreensaver-command --deactivate

deactivate only stops the running screensaver (or resets the timeout).  
You'd have to run that in a loop once every screensaver_timeout - 
a_few_seconds--or to prevent any potential issues, once every ( 
screensaver_timeout / 2) - a_few_seconds , though that extra safety is 
basically unnecessary.

xscreensaver-command -exit would work (but will also mean your 
screensaver is disabled until someone turns it back on, which might not 
work well even if you do that after hulu desktop exits).

> to attempt to get the blanking under control but it is not effective.
>
> I would love to get this fixed.

Well, just take the source code for Hulu desktop and modify it...  Oh, 
wait...

So, better solution, don't use Hulu.  :)

Mike