[kde-linux] Sleeping Display

[James Loughner]

Most likely this is the Linux terminal blanker. Not sure how this is
controlled. I'd love to know also since it blanks my screen when
watching movies. It is independent of the GUI screen saver and in fact
if the screen saver is running the screen does not blank. So it appears
to have some sort of interface.

Jim

Leslie Rhorer wrote:
> List members,
>
> 	I have a system which is set to hibernate the console display after
> a time. I need to be able to wake the display back up without anyone hitting
> a key or moving the mouse. Is there a way to programmatically wake up the
> desktop from a shell script?  It only needs to work for one user (the
> default automatic login on the console), and only when that user is logged
> on to the console.  Otherwise, it doesn't matter.
>
> 	Actually, I'm not sure why the display hibernates at all.  It's
> rather puzzling as the screen saver is disabled (or at least I think it is -
> I don't see a setting which specifically disables it, and I haven't selected
> one in the screensaver settings window), and I have power management shut
> off.  I don't mind the fact the screen blanks, however, as long as I can
> control it and cause the screen to come to life without pressing a key.  In
> fact, I prefer the screen to blank after a period of inactivity, but I need
> to wake the screen when certain events occur.
>
> 	I'm running KDE 3.5.10 under Debian "Lenny" Linux on kernel
> 2.6.26-2-686 on a Dell GX-270 compact desktop.
>
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