[mythtv-users] Shell script to turn monitor off that almost works

[Another Sillyname]

On 17 January 2011 16:15, Wayne Thomas <waynethomas69 at gmail.com> wrote:
> mute the volume before you turn the monitor off.
>
> Instead of:
> case "$MONITOR" in
> "On")
> xset dpms force standby
> if [ "$VOLUME" != "0" ] ; then
> mute
> fi
>
>
> Change it to:
> case "$MONITOR" in
> "On")
> if [ "$VOLUME" != "0" ] ; then
> mute
> fi
> xset dpms force standby
>
> I think you will find the action of muting the volume was waking the
> screen up.  The first time you pressed the button this is what has
> occured; the second time you press it the volume is already muted so
> the mute call does not occur.
>
> Cheers
> Wayne
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If none of the above work why not.....

Put in:-

sleep 4

and then repeat the script again.