xbmc doesn't allow the monitor to shut off if it is in full-screen mode. On 03/30/2014 10:15 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > What lead me to discover this is that this beast keeps shutting the > monitor off after so many minutes of inactivity. It doesn't count me > watching a movie as activity. So I have to remember every few minutes > to move the mouse. Until I get this kded thing fixed, does anyone know > another way to stop this beast from turning off the monitor? > :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 11:58 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > You can try running the command: > > xset -dpms > > make sure to turn it back on after you are done watching your movie with: > > xset +dpms > > You can check the status of dpms with: > > xset -q > > DPMS being turned off will keep the system from turning off the monitor > after a period of time, but it won't keep a screen saver from coming on. > > You can also change the time limits before things occur, so you can set it > for longer than 2 hours to keep it from kicking in during movies but still > have it shut off the monitor after a very long period of "no use". > > The reason I found this command is that some video players seem to turn > off DPMS but if they crash during play they don't turn it back on so my > monitors were staying on all night. > > As a result I created an icon that not only turns DPMS (back) on, it also > tells the system to instantly put the monitors into sleep mode. > > Brian Cluff > > > On 03/30/2014 10:15 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > >> What lead me to discover this is that this beast keeps shutting the >> monitor off after so many minutes of inactivity. It doesn't count me >> watching a movie as activity. So I have to remember every few minutes >> to move the mouse. Until I get this kded thing fixed, does anyone know >> another way to stop this beast from turning off the monitor? >> >> Thanks >> >> On 03/30/2014 09:23 PM, Harold wrote: >> >>> I believe you are looking at the KDE Daemon >>> >>> See if this gives any clues: >>> >>> https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=54120 >>> >>> harold >>> >>> On 03/30/2014 09:19 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: >>> >>>> I've got Kubuntu 13.10 and KDE 4.11.3. Today I went into system >>>> settings, then power management. I get an error message saying >>>> "Power management configuration module could not be loaded. The >>>> power management service appears not to be running. This can be >>>> solved by starting or scheduling it inside "Startup and shutdown" >>>> >>>> So I go to startup and shutdown, then I click service manager. I get >>>> a message saying Unable to contact KDED. >>>> >>>> I have no idea what KDED is or how to fix this. Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >> -- >> "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if >> I'm not there, I carry on as usual." >> >> Patrick Moore >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >