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why does setting dpms flags cause screensaver activation?
I'm controlling screensaver (well, locking in my case) via xss-lock and xset: $ xset s 600 30 $ xss-lock --notifier=screenlock-notifier.sh --transfer-sleep-lock -- locker.sh where screenlock-...
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xset +dpms server does not have extension for +dpms option
When I run the command xset +dpms I get the error message server does not have extension for +dpms option. How can I fix this? I've recently freshly installed Fedora 41 on my Thinkpad. Before under ...
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Set screen blanking after 40 minutes
My screen goes blank every 10 minutes (after idle time, not touching keyboard and touchpad). I'd like to increase this time (40 minutes). I tried to add this line to my .profile xset s 2400 The second ...
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x11- Set entire screen to single color
I would like to know how to set the entire screen to a single color (white in my case). I'm trying to make a primitive wake-up light script (that uses my laptop screen). I would trigger it using cron. ...
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How to disable screen going blank/off in X11? [duplicate]
Is there a simple way of disabling this? I don't have any power saving constraints currently, as my desktop is always plugged in and I don't mind having it running forever. All of the explanations on ...
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Xephyr: server does not have extension for -dpms option
when I open new openbox session in Xephyr, the screen goes blank after 10 minutes of inactivity. How can I disable this ? I tried this command: xset -dpms s off but get following error: server does ...
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dpms keeps turning itself off periodically
original problem: on waking from screensaver/standby (not sure which), Xorg squishes dual monitors into a single screen, which I can't seem to undo without service xdm restart (I know of on way to ...
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xautolock locker function stops working after a minute
I have a slightly different way of using xautolock: After I lock the screen (using i3lock in my case), I want the display to turn off after some period of time of inactivity. AND I want it to re-turn ...
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