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markos

Member

Registered: 2018-02-06

Posts: 4

vlc is not inhibiting hibernation

Using latest Arch, XFCE and VLC.

vlc is not inhibiting hibernation. I know this is an old issue but it has surfaced again. Any ideas?

PS
I guess I could just use "systemd-inhibit vlc" but just wondering if there's a quick fix like modifying a config file.

eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 672

Re: vlc is not inhibiting hibernation

I believe if you use Presentations mode via the Power Manager system tray plug-in  it will prevent screen blanking and sleep.

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peter.48

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From: France, sud-ouest

Registered: 2017-01-31

Posts: 159

Re: vlc is not inhibiting hibernation

In vlc preferences: preferences->video->output put “X11 video output” or something similar instead of “auto”.

You can also try:

In your /home/"you"/.config/vlc/vlcrc
line:

# Disable screensaver (boolean)
#disable-screensaver=1

change to:

# Disable screensaver (boolean)
disable-screensaver=1