helps a lot On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 1:38 PM Bob Elzer wrote: > there are two different things. > > screen saver and power management. > > power management will put the computer in suspend mode which will copy > memory to a buffer then put the system into a very low power mode waiting > to be woke up after wich it will copy the buffer back to memory and resume > where it left off. > > screen savers can display nice graphics but they can also turn off the > monitor. > > if a screen saver turns off the monitor, the computer continues to run and > perform all its functions. > > if you move the mouse or type something and the monitor responds with a > password right away, then it is the screen saver turning off the monitor. > > if it takes a little while and the disks are flashing and making noise > that would be the computer waking up from suspend mode. > > hope this helps > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 5:34 PM Michael >> , doesn't work. Oh well, all use the media player because when that is >> playing it does not go off >> >> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 18:33 David Lopez > >>> keep computer on by simply using the linux (ubuntu) timer on until rsync >>> is finished. >>> >>> settings-->power-->power saving=="never" >>> >>> this is a time set at 3 minutes - change it to an hour or more until >>> rsync is done. >>> >>> david lopez >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 4:25 PM David Lopez >>> wrote: >>> >>>> keep computer on by simply using the linux (ubuntu) on until rsync is >>>> finished. >>>> >>>> settings-->power-->power saving==never >>>> >>>> this is a time set at 3 minutes - change it to an your or more until >>>> rsync is done. >>>> >>>> david lopez >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 1:33 PM Michael wrote: >>>> >>>>> how does one make it so the computer will not go to sleep? >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 1:26 PM der.hans wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Am 01. Jan, 2019 schwätzte Michael so: >>>>>> >>>>>> moin moin, >>>>>> >>>>>> your computer effectively turns off when it goes to sleep. >>>>>> >>>>>> tcp connections such as rsync might continue if you bring the >>>>>> computer out >>>>>> of sleep soon enough. Most likely you'll have to restart the rsync as >>>>>> the >>>>>> tcp connections will have timed out. rsync might also have controls to >>>>>> require re-authentication. >>>>>> >>>>>> rsync will continue from where it left off once you restart it. >>>>>> >>>>>> ciao, >>>>>> >>>>>> der.hans >>>>>> >>>>>> > I run rsync and sometimes the computer goes to sleep while I'm >>>>>> running it >>>>>> > (or at least the screen goes black and I need to reenter the pass >>>>>> word). >>>>>> > What happens to rsync when it goes to sleep? Like does it continue >>>>>> to run >>>>>> > or is it suspended? Do I need to ^C the thing and restart it or >>>>>> does it >>>>>> > pick up where it left off (if it does not continue to run)? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org >>>>>> # I've got a photographic memory, >>>>>> # but I'm lousy photographer. - >>>>>> der.hans--------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> David López >>>> Software Engineer >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> David López >>> Software Engineer >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://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: >> https://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: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-: