I'm seeing the same problem in my Debian machine that does NOT have Xscreensaver running. I think it is in the basic OS, ie; if you were to not startx it would still blank - (can you try this?). I haven't had time to debug it yet - one of those 'round tuit' things.
If you can try the non-X mode I will dig it out this weekend(?).
john mitchell
Alan Porter wrote:
I am running a small embedded Linux system that I build completely from source. It runs X11R6.7.0 (from x.org) on a 640x480 LCD display.
Thing is, I can't seem to turn off the screen blanker.
When I start X, I issue the following three commands (in xinitrc).
/usr/X11R6/bin/xset s 0 0 /usr/X11R6/bin/xset s noblank /usr/X11R6/bin/xset s off
This is what xset says:
# /usr/X11R6/bin/xset q Keyboard Control: auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000 auto repeat delay: 660 repeat rate: 25 auto repeating keys: 00ffffffdffffbbf fadfffdfffdfe5ef ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff bell percent: 50 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100 Pointer Control: acceleration: 2/1 threshold: 4 Screen Saver: prefer blanking: no allow exposures: yes timeout: 0 cycle: 0 Colors: default colormap: 0x20 BlackPixel: 0 WhitePixel: 65535 Font Path: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi, /usr/j2re1.4.2_05/lib/fonts/ DPMS (Energy Star): Server does not have the DPMS Extension Font cache: Server does not have the FontCache Extension
After twenty minutes of inactivity, the screen is blanked. I can press a key or touch the touch screen and the display returns to normal. As the display is coming back on, I can see the X-windows screen saver for a split second. It looks like a tricuit-weave background with a big X on it.
We are not using a window manager or a desktop, so that's not it.
Before you suggest "use the source, Luke", I'd like to avoid that if possible. It's much easier to maintain the system without little source mods here and there. However, if there are configuration options I can provide to X11R6.7.0 before building, that would be OK.
What am I missing? And why is it 20 minutes?
Alan
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