On 2021.10.09 01:29, Philip Webb wrote:
I have Xscreensaver started by .xinit & it runs as it should ;
each saver is set to run for 3 min . When I'm asleep, I kill
Xscreensaver
& the monitor blanks after 5 min , which is also what is expected.
However, something is telling the monitor to blank after 5 min ,
even when Xscreensaver is running. The 1st saver runs for 3 min ,
then the next one starts & runs for 2 min , then the screen blanks.
When I hit a key or move the mouse, the screen wakes up
& if there's no activity for 5 min Xscreensaver takes over
& the savers run for 5 min before the screen blanks again.
Instead, the savers should run continually till activity resumes.
Can anyone suggest what is telling the monitor to blank after 5 min
regardless of whether Xscreensaver is running or not ?
I don't really have an answer, but try "xset -q" and look at the
results for both Screen Saver and for DPMS. I don't know how they get
set if you don't explicitly set them, but you may want to do so for
more understandable control of your system.
