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=  Disable & Enable Video Screensaver =
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= Overview =
  
This article explain how to enable or disable the video screensaver on IGEP boards.
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This article explains how to setup the video screensaver on IGEP boards.  
  
IGEP boards have the Video Screensaver activated by default and it could be disabled following this howto.
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In the pre-installed software of the IGEP boards the Video Screensaver is active, but you can easily disable or configure it 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.
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= Kernel Console Screensaver  =
<pre>consoleblank=&lt;timeout value&gt;</pre>
 
Where: timeout value is in seconds and 0 disables the screensaver.
 
  
You can add this parameter to your igep.ini file and control the kernel tty screensaver.<br>
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The 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 disabled using a kernel command line parameter:
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consoleblank=timeout_value
  
Please read the kernel documentation about console parameters.
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where: "timeout_value" is the time in seconds to launch the screensaver. (0 disables the screensaver)
  
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You can add this parameter to your igep.ini file and control the kernel tty screensaver.
  
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{{Message/Information Message|title=|message=Please read the kernel documentation about console parameters at [[The IGEP X-loader]]}}
  
== X Server screensaver  ==
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= 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.  
 
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.
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The xset command provides a set of options for control the screensaver, execute the command and read the help provided.  
<pre>xset --help</pre>
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<pre>xset</pre>
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Example to disable the screensaver:
 
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&nbsp;Section "ServerLayout"</div><div></div>
 
  
== Useful links ==
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<pre>xset -display localhost:0 s off</pre>
<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>
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You can create your persistent rule using the xorg.conf file under Section "ServerLayout"
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== Useful links ==
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[http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html]
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[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html]
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 21 January 2015

Overview

This article explains how to setup the video screensaver on IGEP boards.

In the pre-installed software of the IGEP boards the Video Screensaver is active, but you can easily disable or configure it with this howto.


Kernel Console Screensaver

The 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 disabled using a kernel command line parameter:

consoleblank=timeout_value

where: "timeout_value" is the time in seconds to launch the screensaver. (0 disables the screensaver)

You can add this parameter to your igep.ini file and control the kernel tty screensaver.

Information.jpg 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.

xset

Example to disable the screensaver:

xset -display localhost:0 s off

You can create your persistent rule using the xorg.conf file under Section "ServerLayout"


Useful links

http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html