[mythtv-users] preventing screen from blacking out

[Michael T. Dean]

Ricardo Kleemann wrote:

> How do I configure my desktop so that it won't black out ("sleep") 
> after a while and also so that it doesn't lock out the user, requiring 
> password?
>
> If I want mythfrontend to be up and running all the time, with the 
> menu showing, I don't want the screen to go black and also the desktop 
> to be locked out.

Sounds like you're running xscreensaver (the app) because X doesn't lock 
you out when it turns on DPMS...  So, don't run xscreensaver.  If you 
can't figure out how to tell your system not to start it, you can always 
just turn it off:

xscreensaver-command -exit

> Another thing, is there a way to do autostart of myth upon boot-up, 
> without booting into level 3? Is it possible to boot into level 5 and 
> still get myth to autostart?

Run level makes no difference...  If you configure your system to 
autostart Myth on run level 5, it will.

Check the fora/lists for your distro.

Mike