Scott, That worked as far as results in the terminal: Password: Last login: Sat May 28 19:10:30 2005 from 192.168.1.2 xbox:~# su - live [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ export DISPLAY=:0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xset -dpms [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
I will not know if the screen is working until tomorrow when I can phone the location unless they notice and happen to send me an email. Thanks! - Mark On 5/28/05, Scott Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > try this.. > > su - live > export DISPLAY=:0 > xset -dpms > > -Scott > > > On 5/28/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > John, > > I hesitated on this idea earlier as the DPMS line in the onfig file > > seemed more permanant. Anyway, I'm shelled into the machine. It > > doesn't like the display value apparently. > > > > xbox:~# xset -dpms > > xset: unable to open display "" > > xbox:~# > > > > xbox:~# env > > TERM=xterm > > SHELL=/bin/bash > > SSH_CLIENT= 192.168.1.2 39183 22 > > SSH_TTY=/dev/pts/0 > > USER=root > > MAIL=/var/mail/root > > > PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11 > > PWD=/root > > PS1=\h:\w\$ > > SHLVL=1 > > HOME=/root > > LS_OPTIONS=--color=auto > > LOGNAME=root > > SSH_CONNECTION=192.168.1.2 39183 192.168.1.10 22 > > _=/usr/bin/env > > xbox:~# > > > > xbox:~# set | grep DISPLAY > > xbox:~# > > > > Is this caused by me using ssh or is this some sort of settings issue > > with the machine? > > > > Please remember that there is no keyboard attached to an XBox. I have > > to execute everything remotely or place it in a file onboard the > > machine. > > > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > > > On 5/28/05, John P. Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mark, > > > > > > Without restarting X run the following command from a terminal: > > > > > > xset -dpms > > > > > > and then check to see if it goes black again. If not, then you need to > > > place the command some place in the init scripts for X. I think you > could > > > place this command in a file named .xinitrc in the home directory of the > > > user that logs in to X. > > > > > > > Greg & John, > > > > So far the screen still goes black. Either it's not only DPMS or > > > > I'm editing the wrong file. > > > > > > > > I am not at all familiar with Debian configuration. I searched > > > > around for XF86config files and found what looks about right in > > > > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 which was a link pointing at XF86Config-4-xbox. > > > > There was only a single screen definition so I commented out the DPMS > > > > entry in that section and rebooted the machine. After about a half > > > > hour I'm told that it went black again. > > > > > > > > First, is this the righ file to edit for a Xebian/XBox install or > > > > is there possibly some oter file I should be looking at? > > > > > > > > Is there anyway to query X as to the state of DPMS while the system > > > > is running to ensure it really got turned off? > > > > > > > > Last, is there possibly some sort of black screensaver running > > > > under Xebian that could be causing this? I do not see xscreensaver but > > > > I do see something called /usr/X11R6/bin/xtdesk. None of my other > > > > systems run that (in fact this Gentoo system doesn't even have it > > > > installed) so I'm not clear what it does. man xtdesk does nothing. > > > > > > > > thanks for your help, > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > On 5/28/05, Greg Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > Question - we don't need any screensaver function on this Myth > > > >> > frontend. We will just turn the TV off. What feature of either > MythTV > > > >> > or X is causing the screen to go black and how do I turn this off > so > > > >> > that the screen is always on when people turn on the TV? > > > >> > > > >> It's DPMS - you can disable it by commenting out the DPMS line in > > > >> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > > > >> > > > >> Greg > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users