Disable any kind of stanby-mode under Gnome

cccc · 04-25-2011, 12:43 PM

Hi

I have squeeze with Gnome installed.
My problem is the monitor goes into "black" and I'd like to disable any kind of of stanby-mode.

If I search for screensaver using Synaptic, I have these packages installed:

xdg-utils
gnome-settings-daemon

but in gnome menu cannot find any screensaver options.
Power Manager I've disabled already in the "Startup Programs".

Howto disable all screensaver and power-save options from the command line?

widget · 04-25-2011, 02:56 PM

Your screen saver should be in System>Preferences>Screensaver. I would not disable your power management, just set the options as you want them.

cccc · 04-25-2011, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by widget

Your screen saver should be in System>Preferences>Screensaver.

Thx, but I don't have Screensaver under System ->Preferences.
Even is not hidden in gconf-editor.
Perhaps the Screensaver is not installed on my system, but cannot understand why the monitor still goes into "black".

Quote:

Originally Posted by widget

I would not disable your power management, just set the options as you want them.

BTW What can happen if power management is disabled?

knudfl · 04-25-2011, 03:23 PM

May be "System > Preferences > Screensaver" has been removed by an update ?

But you should have the command : 'gnome-screensaver-preferences'
( Which is the same.)

cccc · 04-25-2011, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

May be "System > Preferences > Screensaver" has been removed by an update ?
But you should have the command : 'gnome-screensaver-preferences'
( Which is the same.)

I don't know what happened, it could be by updates.
gnome-screensaver-preferences doesn't work:

Code:

# gnome-screensaver-preferences
bash: gnome-screensaver-preferences: command not found

BTW If screensaver is not installed, why the monitor still goes into "black" stanby?

cccc · 04-25-2011, 04:04 PM

I'll try to set the following:

Code:

# xset -q
Keyboard Control:
  auto repeat:  on    key click percent:  0    LED mask:  00000002
  XKB indicators:
    00: Caps Lock:   off    01: Num Lock:    on     02: Scroll Lock: off
    03: Compose:     off    04: Kana:        off    05: Sleep:       off
    06: Suspend:     off    07: Mute:        off    08: Misc:        off
    09: Mail:        off    10: Charging:    off    11: Shift Lock:  off
    12: Group 2:     off    13: Mouse Keys:  off
  auto repeat delay:  500    repeat rate:  30
  auto repeating keys:  00ffffffdffffbbf
                        fadfffefffedffff
                        9fffffffffffffff
                        fff7ffffffffffff
  bell percent:  50    bell pitch:  400    bell duration:  100
Pointer Control:
  acceleration:  2/1    threshold:  6
Screen Saver:
  prefer blanking:  yes    allow exposures:  yes
  timeout:  600    cycle:  600
Colors:
  default colormap:  0x20    BlackPixel:  0    WhitePixel:  16777215
Font Path:
  /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,built-ins
DPMS (Energy Star):
  Standby: 600    Suspend: 600    Off: 600
  DPMS is Enabled
  Monitor is On

# xset s off
# xset dpms 0 0 0
# xset -dpms s off

# xset -q
Keyboard Control:
  auto repeat:  on    key click percent:  0    LED mask:  00000002
  XKB indicators:
    00: Caps Lock:   off    01: Num Lock:    on     02: Scroll Lock: off
    03: Compose:     off    04: Kana:        off    05: Sleep:       off
    06: Suspend:     off    07: Mute:        off    08: Misc:        off
    09: Mail:        off    10: Charging:    off    11: Shift Lock:  off
    12: Group 2:     off    13: Mouse Keys:  off
  auto repeat delay:  500    repeat rate:  30
  auto repeating keys:  00ffffffdffffbbf
                        fadfffefffedffff
                        9fffffffffffffff
                        fff7ffffffffffff
  bell percent:  50    bell pitch:  400    bell duration:  100
Pointer Control:
  acceleration:  2/1    threshold:  6
Screen Saver:
  prefer blanking:  yes    allow exposures:  yes
  timeout:  0    cycle:  600
Colors:
  default colormap:  0x20    BlackPixel:  0    WhitePixel:  16777215
Font Path:
  /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,built-ins
DPMS (Energy Star):
  Standby: 0    Suspend: 0    Off: 0
  DPMS is Disabled

TobiSGD · 04-25-2011, 04:06 PM

In Gnome you also have configuration options for the monitor also in the power-management preferences, for example to let the monitor get into standby after a certain time. I would look there.

cccc · 04-25-2011, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

In Gnome you also have configuration options for the monitor also in the power-management preferences, for example to let the monitor get into standby after a certain time. I would look there.

This I've changed by Action and Display to "Never" before asked this question and it doesn't help.

Anyway:

Code:

# xset s off
# xset dpms 0 0 0
# xset -dpms s off

seems to solve this problem.