Power Management Under Gnome 3 | 12.1

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My monitor goes into standby after some minutes of inactivity. How do I turn this feature off ?

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/30630174/power%20management.png

2

suse_kid, I ask that you open up a terminal session and run these two commands:

export DISPLAY=:0
xset dpms force on

-OR-

export DISPLAY=:0
xset dpms force off

Close terminal and sit back and see what happens. If it makes any difference, we can automate this process for you.

Thank You,

3

@jdmcdaniel3](http://forums.opensuse.org/members/jdmcdaniel3.html)

Tried both but monitor is still going standby.

4

Here are a couple more to try at the terminal prompt.

xset s off
xset -dpms

You might want to restart your PC before giving these two a try to separate yourself from any previous attempts. We can add them to a script or even to your $HOME/.bashrc file.

Thank You,

5

I tried xset s off. Didn’t work but then xset -dpms worked. How do I automate these codes ?

6

Lets give this a try. Since I don’t normally use Gnome, its a struggle for me to know the right answer.

  1. Select Activities
  2. Search on** alacarte**
  3. Open up Main Menu
  4. On the left side select Other
  5. Then in the Items List check Startup Applications then the C****lose button.
  6. Now Select Activities again
  7. Now Applications at top and** Other** on right
  8. Select** Startup Applications** and then Add.
  9. Enter the required command then Save and Close.

Here is what I did looks like:

http://paste.opensuse.org/view/download/858532

Using Firefox, the picture above should show up for you. Restart your PC and wait to see if it works.

Thank You,

7

[video]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/30630174/out.ogv[/video]

The picture you have provided, I cant find that window. Mine looks like the one in the video.

8

You have got to following the instructions exactly as given. Looks like you made it to item 5 before you stopped following them.

Thank You,

9

I found it. Sorry for the confusion.

10

Thats OK as I stated I am not a Gnome Expert and most likely my instructions could have been presented in a better way for a Gnome user to follow them and I apologize for any confusion I may have created. What I do want to hear is that all of this has helped you fix your problem.

Thank You,

11

Problem is solved. THANKS A LOT.

12

Yea! Great news to hear suse_kid and I was happy to be of help.

Thank You,