[mythtv-users] Using the remote to turn screen back on (after screen blanking)

[Bill Chmura]

Excellent - thanks ray!


On Wednesday 25 February 2004 12:58 pm, ray cielencki wrote:
> including "-display localhost:0" in the xset command should fix this.
> if you start it from the console, irexec inherits your DISPLAY
> variable, so xset doesnt complain.
>
> /rayc
>
> >And another thing is that I have to start irexec after I start X for some
> >reason... If I do it that way it works, if not then it does not work.
> >
> >Freaky bizzare, but at least it works
> >
> >On Wednesday 25 February 2004 10:47 am, Bill Chmura wrote:
> >>  Thanks Ray and Jarod...
> >>
> >>  I ended up with this as a combination of the two...  I don't need to be
> >>  able to shutdown the screen (as it will do it after 10 minutes) so I
> >> just want to be able to wake it up.  I don't want to waste a remote
> >> button on that anyway...  I may script a bit to toggle on and off using
> >> the same button but for now...
> >>
> >>
> >>  begin
> >>   prog = irexec
> >>   button = OFF
> >>   config = xset dpms force on
> >>  end
> >>
> >>
> >>  PS. To those in the future that have a problem with the xset dpms off
> >> and everything like that working, but can't get the screen to wake up...
> >> make sure your X config file has Option "DPMS" !  Hah!
> >>
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Bill Chmura
Director of Internet Technology
Explosivo ITG
Wolcott, CT

p: 888.560.YWEB (9932)
e: bill at Explosivo.com
w. http://www.explosivo.com