[mythtv-users] Myth 0.27 / Mythbuntu 12.04 - Screen blanking every 10 minutes (or so) during video playback

[Stephen Worthington]

On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:23:06 +1100, you wrote:

>G'day Mythers,
>
>On my reasonably new install, the screen is blanking every 10 minutes (maybe 
>15, 20, whatever) during video playback.
>
>It's not xscreensaver kicking in, since it's a blank screen and not the 
>graphic-screensaver.
>
>So far I have:
>
>Removed gnome-screensaver (it wasn't installed)
>   # apt-get remove gnome-screensaver
>
>Disabled gnome-screensaver activation
>    # gconftool-2 --type boolean -s 
>/apps/gnome-screensaver/idle_activation_enabled false
>
>Turned off gnome power manager idle display sleep (don't know if it's installed)
>    # gconftool-2 --type boolean -s 
>/apps/gnome-power-manager/timeout/sleep_display_ac 0
>
>Turned off X-windows DPMS, etc. in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>    Section "ServerFlags"
>       Option "BlankTime"         "0"
>       Option "StandbyTime"     "0"
>       Option "SuspendTime"    "0"
>       Option "OffTime"             "0"
>    EndSection
>
>    Section "Device"
>       ...
>       Option "DPMS"         "False"
>    EndSection
>
>Added a script which is called on XFCE-startup to turn all this stuff off too:
>    #! /bin/sh
>    xset s noblank
>    xset s off
>    xset -dpms
>
>
>But, alas, the problem persists.
>
>Anything for next on the list ?
>
>
>cheers guys,
>-kt

Try the Mythbuntu Settings.  Applications > Settings > Screensaver >
Display Modes tab > Disable Screen Saver.

I am using 14.04, so in 12.04 it might be in a slightly different
place.