disable power management

AP81 · 2008-06-06 02:41:58

Hi,

I have an Arch install running no X. I want to disable the blank screen that turns on after 15 minutes of no keyboard interaction.

Can I just disable the power management module?

Thanks.

carlocci · 2008-06-06 12:12:14

xset -dpms ?
You might also want to check for the Monitor section of the xorg.conf man page

Morra · 2008-06-06 13:00:16

carlocci wrote:

xset -dpms ?
You might also want to check for the Monitor section of the xorg.conf man page

Those work in X, but AP81 wasn't running X.

I have used "setterm" to change power managment settings. Maybe this will help: "setterm -powersave off"

carlocci · 2008-06-06 21:13:24

I read "on" instead of "no".
Yes, in this case setterm should do.

AP81 · 2008-06-08 06:38:18

Thanks, will give it a go.

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