= Disable & Enable Video Screensaver Overview =
This article explain explains how to enable or disable setup the video screensaver on IGEP boards.
In the pre-installed software of the IGEP boards have the Video Screensaver activated by default and is active, but you can easily disable or configure it could be disabled following with this howto.
== Kernel Console Screensaver ==
Linux kernel has self own vtty screensaver and it can suspend the video output. The default screensaver timeout value is 10 * 60 (10 minutes) but it can be changed or disable using a kernel command line parameter. <pre>consoleblank=<timeout value></pre> Where: timeout value is in seconds and 0 disables the screensaver. Kernel Console Screensaver =
You The Linux kernel has self own vtty screensaver and it can add this parameter to your igepsuspend the video output.ini file and control the The default screensaver timeout value is 10 * 60 (10 minutes) but it can be changed or disabled using a kernel tty screensaver.<br> command line parameter: consoleblank=timeout_value;
Please read where: "timeout_value" is the kernel documentation about console parameterstime in seconds to launch the screensaver. (0 disables the screensaver)
<br> You can add this parameter to your igep.ini file and control the kernel tty screensaver.
{{Message/Information Message|title=|message=Please read the kernel documentation about console parameters at [[The IGEP X-loader]]}} = X Server screensaver ==
X Server has own self screensaver that is controlled by xset command, the X Server screensaver default value is set to 10 minutes.
The xset command provides a set of options for control the screensaver, execute the command and read the help provided.
<pre>xset</pre> Example to disable the screensaver: <pre>xset -display localhost:0 s off</pre><div> You can create your persistent rule using the xorg.conf file under Section "ServerLayout"</div><div></div>
== Useful links ==
<div>[http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html]</div><div>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html]<br></div><div></div> [[Category:VideoSoftware applications]]
