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Questions tagged [screen-saver]

For questions about how to disable the default Raspberry Pi screensaver, and also how to stop the Pi from going to sleep.

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Disable screen blanking in X-Windows on Raspbian

We intend to use a RPi at work to drive a status display panel - it will show our project's bug status and a few other statistics of vital importance. I've been trying stop the screen-saver from blanking the screen with no luck. I've used the…
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Wake console screen with SSH

Avoiding installing anything or rebooting, how can I "wake" the TTY1 display via SSH? None of the suggestions (Stopping Raspberry Pi display sleep) worked on my running Pi. From what I have read trying to get an answer, these would work if I…
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How to avoid screen turning off

I am using a Raspberry Pi connected to a TV (monitor) to show some information; it is inactive most of the time. My problem is that the screen turns off every five minutes. This is what I tried with no success: Set blank time and power down time as…
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Raspberry Pi + Raspbian, "The screen saver strikes again"

Thanks to plenty of clear and sufficient advices about getting rid off 'screen saver', I can say I am pretty experienced in that field (at least theoretically)... However I did not solve the problem yet! The thing is, that this solution (which seems…
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Put screen into power save mode instead of screen blanking

All normal PCs' default option for screensaver nowadays is to simply turn off the hdmi screen after some inactivity. But for the Pixel gui in Raspbian the default seems to be to turn all pixels black after inactivity (which still keeps the screen on…
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Disable Screensaver of XServer on Raspbian Jessie Lite

I setup a Raspberry Pi 2 with Raspbian Jessie Lite in read only mode. To run a Qt application I installed the packages "xserver-xorg" and "xinit". I am starting the application automatically after boot from /etc/rc.local with following command: sudo…
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Disable automatic locking of screen (and all other interruptions)

I installed xscreensaver to avoid screen sleep and other interruptions, because I'm showing a feh picture presentation on a HDMI connected TV 24/7. I managed to disable screesavers and screen blanking/sleeping/powering off but I'm getting stuck with…
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Turn Pi Screen on and off programmatically

I have a RPi3B with the RPi 7inch screen attached. I am running Jessie, but will re-image it to stretch soon. I would like to turn the screen on or off via Python. For example, when I ask what is the time I want the screen to wake up as I display a…
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New OpenGL Driver Sleeps on HDMI output

So Im tinkering with the new (experimental) OpenGL drivers for the raspberry pi. The driver seems to work somewhat so far, but has a really aggravating issue which only happens when the OpenGL support is enabled, and has been reproduced on multiple…
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How to do I reenable display sleep?

I recently installed a Hyperpixel touchscreen on my Raspberry Pi 3, but I don't want to leave the screen on 24/7 to avoid damage and because an always-on display doesn't fit my use case. Before I put the screen on this Pi, I briefly had it running…
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How to control screensaver in Raspbian Stretch?

Brand-new Rpi3B+ with a brand-new download of Stretch. Made sure everything is up to date: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y sudo apt-get autoremove -y sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y I don't mind the automatic screen blanking but would…
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HDMI -> VGA idle power?

I have a HDMI -> VGA cable for my Pi that works well when I want to use it. The cable stays slightly warm even when not in use, but connected - I would like to know if it's possible to "shut down" power to the HDMI port if/when there is no activity…
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How do I enable both a locked-screen and no HDMI signal to monitor?

I have the latest Raspberry Pi OS (Debian Bullseye) on a Raspberry Pi 4. I want to achieve a setting whereby after a period of time the session will lock and no signal will get sent through HDMI so the monitor can switch to a sleep mode. The…
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Raspberry PI 4 Chrome Menu Board Issues

Hello everyone pretty new to using raspberrypi. So a resturant I use to work at bought a service where someone makes they a digital menu thats hosted on the web. The reason for it being on the web as opposed to just an image is because they can make…
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How to set screen saver and a password

I have program which is starting on boot when raspberry powered up. What I want to do is prevent someone to plug a hdmi cable and see desktop of raspberry. Is it possible to set screensaver? Of course it should ask a password to unlock the…
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