Re: Disable DPMS for HDMI output

On 02/05/2011 01:45 PM, Michel Hoogervorst wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I build myself a fresh new Freevo box, with on-board HDMI which will 
> be used to connect te box to the TV. All works fine, but somehow I 
> can't figure out how to disable DPMS.
>
> When playing video, somehow the screen stays on. My guess is that 
> Freevo temporarily disables DPMS when playing video(?). When playing 
> music however, after ten minutes the screen goes into power saving 
> mode... and since the music is played over the same HDMI connection, 
> all sound is instantly gone as well. Pretty annoying.
>
> In xorg.conf I deleted this line from the device section:
> Option "DPMS"
>
> But without any luck. The Xorg.0.log still says it is enabled. I added 
> the line back in like this:
> Option "DPMS" "False"
>
> Now Xorg.0.log only says the module is loaded, but not that it is enabled.
>
> I added this to "ServerFlags":
> Option "NoPM" "True"
>
> Again... no luck.
>
> I added a simple script with only this to be loaded with freevo:
> xset -dpms
>
> But still the screen blanks after 10 minutes...
>
> Looking a bit further in the Xorg.0.log I found that it complained not 
> to have a monitor-section for HDMI1. So, I opened xorg.conf, changed 
> the identifier of the monitor from "monitor1" to "HDMI1" and added the 
> "DMPS" "False" line. Now Xorg.0.log says "Output HDMI1 using monitor 
> section HDMI1" and says DPMS is loaded but not enabled... and again, 
> blank screen after 10 minutes... *sigh*
>
> can anyone please tell me how to disable DPMS completely? I don't want 
> it at all on my Freevo box. The machine is running Mandriva 2010.2 
> with Freevo 1.9.0.

I run Fedora on my box with an LCD screen via HDMI. I have the following 
in my "Monitor" section which appears to work for me :)

     Option         "noDPMS"


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