>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Kuphal >Sent: 05 January 2005 16:42 >To: Discussion about mythtv >Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Screen goes blank, argh tried everything > > >Dan Robinson wrote: > >>Guys, >> >>Help please. I've followed Jarod's settings to ensure the >>screen-saver doesn't kick-in, so rc.local contains the following >>lines. I've also entered them in xterm to ensure they are definately >>loaded. >> >>/usr/X11R6/bin/xset -dpms >>/usr/X11R6/bin/xset s off >> >>I've also double checked my screen-saver settings to ensure it's not >>enabled, but I'm still getting a blank screen every 20-30 minutes >>which can be reactivated by pressing a remote key, but then I'm also >>seeing the screen totally blank such that the TV thinks the input >>signal is lost and pops up the channel id on screen. >> >>This latter behaviour requires me to press a keyboard key to >>reactivate the display and occurs usually 40-60 minute into viewing. >>Note, this seems to occur regardless of what I'm doing through Myth >>(DVD, TV, Music, ...). >> >>Any ideas anyone please, the WAF is getting killed on this one. >> >> >Do you have screen blanking enabled in your BIOS? > >Kevin > >_______________________________________________ >mythtv-users mailing list >mythtv-users@mythtv.org >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Dan, I found that I had to run the xset commands in my X startup rather than in rc.local. I'm not sure why but I think it may be because the commands were getting run before X was started so it wasn't taking effect. Just a thought, it worked for me. Regards Kevin This email is confidential and is for the attention of the addressee only and Civica Plc, Civica Holdings Limited, Civica Services Limited and Civica Systems Limited accept no responsibility for information, errors or omissions contained in it. If you received this email in error, please inform us by reply and delete all copies from your system. No legally binding commitments are, or will, be created by this email and where it is our intention to create such legally binding commitments, we will do so through hard copy correspondence or documents. All email received and sent by us may be monitored to protect the business interests of Civica. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
