[mythtv-users] Mythtv screensaver behaviour

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 25/12/15 22:34, Another Sillyname wrote:
> Happy Holidays all!!
> 
> I have been running myth for a while and have never got screensavers
> to work in a satisfactory way.
> 
> I run fedora, some frontends have nvidia cards so run as vdpau, some
> use builtin Intel GPU and use vaapi.
> 
> If I turn on screensaver and power management.....
> 
> screensaver (just blank screen) after 15 minutes idle.......monitor
> goes into power save mode after 30.
> 
> On all the frontends if I run VLC (configured same as above) and a
> video is running then the screensavers and power save mode do not kick
> in.....I don't have to do anything.
> 
> On myth the screensavers/power save mode DO kick in so there has to be
> some activity every 14 minutes.
> 
> What I ideally want is.....
> 
> If there's a video running (either video or recording) then I want the
> screensaver/powersave to stay inactive.....but if a myth menu screen
> is up then screensaver to work as it would normally.
> 
> There's loads of conflicting information about configuring x or
> xorg.conf....but frankly why can't the app behave as vlc does and
> require no use tinkering?

Can you provide the frontend logs (including starting playing a
recording) so I can see what's happening with the dbus interface here?

Regards
Stuart