http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Console_screen_saver
To stop your screen from going black after a few min, run this command to
turn it off:
setterm -blank 0
Addition: You can set the monitor to go to "VESA powerdown Mode" after a
specified time, especially useful if your box reboots on powerloss:
setterm -powerdown [0-60]
To disable powersaving:
setterm -powersave off
If you want to enable this settings by default on startup, edit
/etc/conf.d/local.start
for x in $(seq 1 "${RC_TTY_NUMBER}") ; do
setterm -blank 0 -powersave off > /dev/vc/${x}
done
Cheers;
E!
>
> How does one prevent the console from going blank?
>
> I have a console that after a few minutes goes blank. I'd rather
> have it so that I can see what is happening on the console. How can
> I prevent it from blanking?
>
> So far I've searched the man pages (man stty, man sysctl, man -k
> blank, man -k console, etc.) but haven't found anything obvious.
> This is not X, just a plain text console.
>
> Been googling, too, but obviously not with the right search terms.
> Any pointers appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> - Robert
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