[mythtv-users] Xscreensaver not disabled

[Michael T. Dean]

On 08/30/2006 06:16 PM, Charles H. Chapman wrote:
> I thought MythTV was supposed to inhibit xscreensaver from activating
> while it was playing something (like live TV or a recording) but that's
> not working for me -- if I don't touch the keyboard or mouse,
> xscreensaver activates several minutes after starting a video.

You sure you're running xscreensaver and not something else like 
xlock/xlockmore?  If so, make sure xscreensaver-command is in the PATH 
of the user running mythfrontend.

>   I'm
> running MythTV 18.1.  Has anyone else experienced this problem and/or
> come up with a solution?

One solution that /always/ works:  don't run xscreensaver or set 
xscreensaver's Mode to "Disable Screen Saver."  :)

Mike