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fifo Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 2:25 am Post subject: |
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The command for the console is _________________ fifo |
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Qweasda Apprentice
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2003 4:27 am Post subject: |
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Code: | cannot (un)set powersave mode |
I get this, root and normal user.[/code] |
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NotaPhish Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 85 Location: Kansas City
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 6:10 am Post subject: Blackness after too short of time... |
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Is there any way to get the console screen saver thing off. I like to see my packages compile without having to press down every 10 mins (or whatever time is set before the black screen arives) _________________ - BjH
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squiddy n00b
Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 39 Location: Colorado, USA
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di1bert l33t
Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 963 Location: Oslo, Norway
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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I used to use:
Seemed to work for me. _________________ choff. |
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padukes Apprentice
Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 232
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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 10:53 pm Post subject: Manipulating the console |
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Hi,
I had a few questions about manipulating the console that I was hoping you could help me with:
1. Is there any way to see what's going on one of the virtual consoles from another virtual console or an SSH session?
2. After a certain amount of time (a few minutes) my console always turns blank (the monitor doesn't go off but the screen turns black). How can I disable this?
3. Is there any way to see all of the attributes for a console (like screen blanking time)?
Thanks,
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Regor Guru
Joined: 06 Aug 2002 Posts: 545 Location: 39° 2' 48" N, 120° 59' 2" W
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 12:42 am Post subject: Re: Manipulating the console |
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padukes wrote: |
1. Is there any way to see what's going on one of the virtual consoles from another virtual console or an SSH session?
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Not that I'm aware of. If you want to make programs available in another session run them in "screen".
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2. After a certain amount of time (a few minutes) my console always turns blank (the monitor doesn't go off but the screen turns black). How can I disable this?
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setterm -blank
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3. Is there any way to see all of the attributes for a console (like screen blanking time)?
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Can't think of one, sorry _________________ Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane.
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Brandy Bodhisattva
Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 820 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 12:54 am Post subject: |
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Moved from Installing Gentoo to Other Things Gentoo. _________________ Faber est suae quisque fortunae. |
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pzilla n00b
Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 41 Location: Brasília - DF, Brazil
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 5:05 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | 1. Is there any way to see what's going on one of the virtual consoles from another virtual console or an SSH session? |
Maybe with some mkfifo magic, but certainly with programs like conspy. It's not a gentoo package, so you need to compile it yourself.
Quote: | 3. Is there any way to see all of the attributes for a console (like screen blanking time)? |
Don't be lazy, man is your friend
_________________ To err is to be human, don't forget to include "errno.h" in your consciousness. |
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padukes Apprentice
Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 232
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Manipulating the console |
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Hey All,
Thank you very much for all of your help. Here is what I found so far:
padukes wrote: |
1. Is there any way to see what's going on one of the virtual consoles from another virtual console or an SSH session?
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There are tools like conspy and ttysnoop which let you view and manipulate a virtual terminal remotely. You can also do a "setterm -dump <terminal number>" to get a dump of what's on the virtual terminal currently. I couldn't find anything better than the setterm to get a "tail -f" like functionality on a virtual terminal. Any ideas? How would you use mkfifo?
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2. After a certain amount of time (a few minutes) my console always turns blank (the monitor doesn't go off but the screen turns black). How can I disable this?
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Many people have mentioned the "setterm -blank". It was very helpful, thanks.
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3. Is there any way to see all of the attributes for a console (like screen blanking time)?
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Still no idea. And snide comments about using man certainly don't help.
Thanks again
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DipShit n00b
Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 18 Location: Palm Bay, FL
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:42 am Post subject: Console blanking |
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Ok, so I'v been using gentoo now for like a month on my development box and now my laptop. Well the itch to install it on my desktop (replacing red hat) has finaly become to great an inch to scrach. Anyway, I'v got the base system down and now I'm emerging xfree, but I'v got a quick quetion. I'v enabled apm and acpi in my kernel and i guess one of the option in there is to blank tke screen in the console after a few minutes of inactivity. This is if fine, but is it adjustable? And if so, where? |
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cripwalk n00b
Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 59 Location: Socal
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:50 am Post subject: |
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you can use
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# setterm -blank [0-60]
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you can set it to 0 to turn it off. The number is in minutes |
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DipShit n00b
Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 18 Location: Palm Bay, FL
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 1:13 am Post subject: |
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cool, thanks alot! |
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zeky Guru
Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Posts: 470 Location: Vukojebina, Europe
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:45 am Post subject: screen go blank in "n" minutes... |
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Hello.
Where do i tell my system to blank screen after N minutes? It used to be in /etc/inittab but i can't found it no more
Thanks. _________________ Beat your dick like it owes you money |
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KB7OEB n00b
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 58 Location: Phoenix,Arizona
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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I usually use
That causes it to blank after 60 minutes , you can also turn off blanking
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zeky Guru
Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Posts: 470 Location: Vukojebina, Europe
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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KB7OEB wrote: | I usually use
That causes it to blank after 60 minutes , you can also turn off blanking
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Very good for your 1st post... now i feel stupid _________________ Beat your dick like it owes you money |
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KB7OEB n00b
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 58 Location: Phoenix,Arizona
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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I have been reading this forum for a while now, I finally got off my butt and registered
I have been using RedHat since version 5.1, after using gentoo for a week I converted all my boxes over. It just the coolest thing |
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radixvir n00b
Joined: 31 Dec 2003 Posts: 41
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:21 am Post subject: blank screen after 10 min...not xscreensaver |
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how do i get rid of the default blank screen after 10 min screen saver thing? i dont have xscreensaver installed and it blanks when im just at console without x running so im guessing its part of the system or the kernel or something. i tried recompiling without advanced power support or APCI support in the kernel but it still comes back. i looked everywhere for an answer but everyone talks about xscreensaver when this cant be it. when the screen is blank theres no new processes running that i can tell.thanks
::oh i got gentoo 1.4/ 2.6.0-gentoo
::also im pretty sure now thats its in the kernel somehow because i had almost the same setup on the system but with 2.4 instead of 2.6 and i didnt have this. |
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OddFox Apprentice
Joined: 28 Nov 2002 Posts: 270 Location: Spokane, WA
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:38 am Post subject: |
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I've personally always had my Linux kernels blank within around 10 minutes. I have no idea what setting controls this and I've never had the option to change this before, AFAIK. FreeBSD doesn't do this, ever. I can leave it alone in a console for a day or two and it won't be blanked when I get back.
I always just assumed it was a Linux thing. Probably something you can set, though, dynamically, using sysctl.
EDIT: Just found this interesting page, maybe it can help you.
Blanking a Linux Console _________________ Now the rainy season reminds me of Maria
The way she danced, the color of her hair
Now I'm locked inside a stall at the cantina
Eating the bananas and the cocaine off the mirror
Looking for a ticket to take me away from here |
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radixvir n00b
Joined: 31 Dec 2003 Posts: 41
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:05 am Post subject: |
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i think this is directly associated with the 2.6 kernel because 2.4 never did this...i have two machines with 2.6.0-gentoo installed and they are both doing it |
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pjp Administrator
Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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Moved from Installing Gentoo. _________________ Quis separabit? Quo animo? |
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Dracnor Guru
Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 397 Location: Pennsylvania
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 4:05 am Post subject: |
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you can try:
That should stop it from blanking while in console. |
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radixvir n00b
Joined: 31 Dec 2003 Posts: 41
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 5:26 am Post subject: |
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im trying the setterm and another i found in the another thread out (exec xset s off &). ill let you know if they work! |
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blamothe Apprentice
Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 231 Location: Cambridge Mass
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 10:40 am Post subject: how do you stop screen blanking |
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how does one stop the automatic blanking of the screen in x or in console? it gets kinda annoying, especially during dvd watching. i have no idea where to even begin to start. thanks alot |
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DarrenM l33t
Joined: 25 Apr 2002 Posts: 653 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:02 am Post subject: |
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For the console try
If that doesn't cover X. Try dissabling the screen saver with either
or
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