[mythtv-users] MythBuntu 7.10 Screen Blanking
Bruce Nordstrand
brucen at ksl.com.au
Thu Jan 3 00:13:58 UTC 2008
David Fishburn wrote:
> These are the notes I wrote myself the last time I setup Myth (Ubuntu Edgy)
>
> ScreenSaver
> -----------
> Make sure your screen savers have been disabled.
> These are set both in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and in your GDM.
>
> sudo vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> # Disable dynamic power management (screen blanking)
> # Option "dpms"
>
> In the GDM
> System -> Preferences -> Power Management
> Tab: Running on AC
> Place both slide bars to "Never"
> System -> Preferences -> Screen Save
> Uncheck: Activate screensaver when computer is idle
> Uncheck: Lock screen when screensaver is active
>
>
Thanks David
I tried all that to no avail. I eventually put this in xorg.conf:
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "blank time" "0"
Option "standby time" "0"
Option "suspend time" "0"
Option "off time" "0"
EndSection
... which seems to have done the trick.
Cheers
Bruce
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