How do I disable screen blanking?

[Mike McGinn]

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 15:03:27 Hans Muecke wrote:
> Am 29.05.2012 13:54, schrieb Mike McGinn:
> > On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 14:37:05 Hans Muecke wrote:
> >> Am 29.05.2012 12:37, schrieb Nils Kassube:
> >>> Hans Muecke wrote:
> >>>> Am 29.05.2012 11:26, schrieb Nils Kassube:
> >>>>> In the file "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" for the proprietary nvidia driver
> >>>>> I have this section:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Section "ServerFlags"
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>     Option         "BlankTime" "0"
> >>>>>     Option         "NoPM" "1"
> >>>>>     Option         "StandbyTime" "0"
> >>>>>     Option         "SuspendTime" "0"
> >>>>>     Option         "OffTime" "0"
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> EndSection
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> I have no idea if it might be also relevant for other xservers.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Since I have the same problem I wonder ... did you edit the file or
> >>>> did you use the nvidia setting program for that? My xorg.conf is
> >>>> missing this section completely ...
> >>> 
> >>> Good question - I don't remember. However I don't see those options in
> >>> the nvidia-settings application anywhere, so probably I found those
> >>> settings somewhere on the net and edited the file. Just in case you
> >>> didn't know it already: To edit that file you need root privilege. Use
> >>> a command like this
> >> 
> >> I just had to boot into the windows side of my machine and realized,
> >> that even there are no settings for screen saver there (and I have the
> >> same issue on the windows side).
> >> 
> >> Guess I will try the edit of the xorg.conf thing ...
> > 
> > When you reboot again check the BIOS settings.
> 
> I( have looked at the BIOS settings several times, but I have not found
> anything that seems to be the rerason.

A shot in the dark. I have not rebooted in 66 days, so BIOS is not something I 
look at a lot. I got the screen on my laptop not to blank. Look in System 
Settings -> Advanced -> Power Management ->Profile Management. There are 
different profiles in there that govern power saving on your system. Each 
profile has a tab names "Screen". You will find what you are looking for 
there.
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