Re: How to avoid the screen timeout when no activity

["Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@wcug.wwu.edu>]

On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Michelle Konzack wrote:

> > setterm -blank 0
> 
> This works only, if you have minimal one login after reboot... 
> Is there a possibility to get it without login ??? 

I understand what you mean. setterm outputs an escape code like:

   \033[9;0]

only when the TERM is "con" or "linux".

The parameter 9 is for "set blanking interval".

This escape sequence is used by setterm_command() in the Linux kernel's
linux/drivers/char/console.c which does a poke_blanked_console().

I wonder if there is a tool to directly call those kernel functions?

  Jeremy C. Reed
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