[ltp] Keep awake/screen-non-blank with lid closed forever?

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 09:23:21 +0100


On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 13:41:29 -0800, Nfudd@speed-test.net wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I'm setting up a gps moving-map system, and I'm using a thinkpad to do it.
> So the system consists of a garmin gps, a thinkpad 380xd inside the
> dash, and an external lcd screen on the dashboard.
> 
> I've got it so that the thinkpad stays awake with the lid shut:
>   tpctl --pm-sedation-lid-closure=-
> 
> But I haven't figured out how to keep the screen saver from kicking in.
> I've tried disabling a number of timers, but it still goes black.

What screen saver? Text console? X display? Only screen saver with
black screen and backlight still turned on or LCD (including backlight)
completely turned off?

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