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Avoid display blanking under X
I have an Ubuntu Linux box (12.04). I can't prevent the screen blanking under X.
I have tried the command xset s off, inserted the command line kernel parameter acpi=off in grub at kernel boot. ...
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How to make the display go to sleep when screen is locked?
I’m using a Debian amd64 install with the default GNOME desktop. I’m aware that you can go into System | Preferences | Power Management, and choose to make the display go to sleep after a certain ...
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Screen turns on automatically (xset dpms force off)
I am using xset dpms force off to manually turn my screen off to save power.
However, it turns back on after some time (20 - 40 seconds).
Distro: Ubuntu-Lucid
Graphics: Intel 4500 MHD
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Screen doesn't always shut off on its own
It seems like when I have certain web pages focused, my screensaver will kick in, but the screen won't turn itself off. Does anyone have any ideas why this might be? Is there a way to disable whatever ...
