Ceri, That's right, xset -dpms != xset dpms off. I corrected myself in a follow-up, but that thread died.
We use the same as you, and our displays never sleep or blank. Sun Ray 2 & 2FS, RHEL 5.4, SRSS 4.2. -Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:sunray-users- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ceri Davies > Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 4:49 AM > To: SunRay-Users mailing list > Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Disable screensavers - tried everything > > I don't think that 'xset dpms off' does anything, at least not in my > experience. Our script to disable screen blanking says this (I wrote > the comments, but can't remember what experiments I did): > > if [ ${_blank:-0} -eq 0 ]; then > # Turn off screen blanking. > # This should all fit on one line, but doesn't work that way > /usr/openwin/bin/xset -dpms > /usr/openwin/bin/xset s off > else > # Set screen blanking to the timeout given. > # "standby", "suspend" and "off" all seem to do the same thing > # with a Sun Ray 2 DTU, so just worry about the standby value. > /usr/openwin/bin/xset dpms ${_blank} > /usr/openwin/bin/xset s off > fi > > Hope that's useful. > > Ceri > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:39:34AM +0100, J.C.McNulty wrote: > > Thanks for your help but unfortunately this didn't solve my issue. > > > > What I did notice it that the new sunray 2 we put out doesn't go into > screensaver mode. So I think it might be something to do with the > firmware after we applied the latest patch. > > > > /opt/SUNWut/sbin/utfwadm -A -a -n all -f /opt/SUNWut/lib/firmware > > All the units served by "pcli1219.open.ac.uk" on the > 192.168.128.0 > > network interface, running firmware other than version > > "4.2_140993-03_2010.06.21.19.00" will be upgraded at their > next power-on. > > > > Strange as they are all showing the same thing. > > > > James > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: J.C.McNulty [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 19 August 2010 16:40 > > To: 'SunRay-Users mailing list' > > Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Disable screensavers - tried everything > > > > Hi, > > > > It is screen blanking. > > > > James > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Craig Bender [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 19 August 2010 16:33 > > To: SunRay-Users mailing list > > Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Disable screensavers - tried everything > > > > James, are you talking screen blanking/power or are you talking > actual > > screen savers. > > > > Quayle, Bill wrote: > > > > > > > > > check your DPMS settings: > > > > > > > > > > > > xset q > > > > > > > > > > > > then disable, if needed: > > > > > > > > > > > > xset dpms off > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] > > > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of > *J.C.McNulty > > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 19, 2010 10:06 AM > > > *To:* '[email protected]' > > > *Subject:* [SunRay-Users] Disable screensavers - tried everything > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > I am unable to disable the screen blanking on our SunRay 2's. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am running Redhat 5.4, SRSS 4.2, latest patches and using meta > kiosk. > > > > > > > > > > > > The script to start the application contains the line: > > > > > > > > > > > > #!/bin/bash > > > > > > /usr/bin/xset s off > > > > > > > > > > > > I have also updated the firmware on the SunRays to the GUI and > disabled > > > screen blanking, well setting it to 0. > > > > > > > > > > > > Am I missing something? > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), > an > > > exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in > Scotland > > > (SC 038302). > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > SunRay-Users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > > _______________________________________________ > > SunRay-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > > _______________________________________________ > > SunRay-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > > _______________________________________________ > > SunRay-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > > -- > Haffely, Gaffely, Gaffely, Gonward. > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
