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donarntz

Member

From: Austin, TX

Registered: 2012-07-01

Posts: 7

Permanent xset s noblank or xset s off in XFCE 4.10

Since upgrading to 4.10, I have run into the problem of the screen blanking after 10 mins (no matter what the power settings are set at).  I've never had this problem before.  After doing some searching, apparently setting xset to "noblank" or "off".  I've tried putting a script in autostart but that does not work (I'm still a little bit of a linux noob).  Why is this happening now and how can I fix it?  I don't want to turn off the energy star settings, just this stupid screen blanking every 10 mins.  I'm using debian wheezy.

Thanks for the help,

Don

Keyboard Control:
  auto repeat:  on    key click percent:  0    LED mask:  00000000
  XKB indicators:
    00: Caps Lock:   off    01: Num Lock:    off    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:  20
  auto repeating keys:  00ffffffdffffbbf
                        fadfffefffedffff
                        9fffffffffffffff
                        fff7ffffffffffff
  bell percent:  50    bell pitch:  400    bell duration:  100
Pointer Control:
  acceleration:  2/1    threshold:  4
Screen Saver:
  prefer blanking:  yes    allow exposures:  yes
  timeout:  600    cycle:  600
Colors:
  default colormap:  0x20    BlackPixel:  0x0    WhitePixel:  0xffffff
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,/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,built-ins,/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,/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,built-ins
DPMS (Energy Star):
  Standby: 0    Suspend: 1800    Off: 1860
  DPMS is Enabled
  Monitor is On

secipolla

Member

Registered: 2012-01-15

Posts: 393

Re: Permanent xset s noblank or xset s off in XFCE 4.10

If the power manager isn't overriding it then it's a bug, maybe you should report it.
As for the settings, you may create a file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ with the DPMS settings you want.
http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/m … nf.5.xhtml

Last edited by secipolla (2012-07-02 06:05:14)

donarntz

Member

From: Austin, TX

Registered: 2012-07-01

Posts: 7

Re: Permanent xset s noblank or xset s off in XFCE 4.10

Thanks for the suggestion.  I have now done that.  I'm a little confused about xset and DPMS.  Is xfce power management overriding DPMS or controlling it?  Example: Should setting my monitor to turn off after 30mins change the DPMS setting?  I did try "xset s noblank", but then instead of a blank screen after 10 mins I got a grey screen. I must say, for someone who watches movies on their computer... very frustrating. 

Don

secipolla

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Registered: 2012-01-15

Posts: 393

Re: Permanent xset s noblank or xset s off in XFCE 4.10

Xfce Power Manager has a check box 'Monitor power management control' which, if ticked, should disable DPMS (that's what the tool tip says).
If it's checked and not working then it's a bug, I presume.

xset sets X options on-the-fly, i.e. it overrides the default options set in xorg.conf (or if not set, the default built-in options which for blanking is DPMS 'on' and blanking '600s').
Like you can set the X keyboard map on-the-fly with setxkbmap (and like xset, it doesn't survive beyond the X session).

Last edited by secipolla (2012-07-02 18:52:52)

donarntz

Member

From: Austin, TX

Registered: 2012-07-01

Posts: 7

Re: Permanent xset s noblank or xset s off in XFCE 4.10

I honestly do not remember seeing that checkbox.  I will double check when I get home form work.

donarntz

Member

From: Austin, TX

Registered: 2012-07-01

Posts: 7

Re: Permanent xset s noblank or xset s off in XFCE 4.10

Yes, this is definitely an annoying bug.  Monitor power management is ticked, does not seem to override.