@rkorell seems to have a good understanding here

https://github.com/rkorell/MMM-PresenceScreenControl

I did follow the guide you pasted and am still having that issue where it turns on by itself.

@1a2a3a said:

I have installed the MM via your script as well.

did you use my backup/restore to save your MM config???

screen on/off, yeh the system keeps changing how to do that…
i’ll look for that topic, and link it here

see the first post here
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/121101

nvm… i reinstall the entire os on the hdd and now its working but i lost quite bit.

I have installed the MM via your script as well.

in anycase, i cant get my cron job of turning off the screen as intended.

i have the below 2 script.
the problem is when i turn it off manually or via cron, the screen turns back on automatically if MM is running (either via npm or pm2).
if MM is not running, the screen stays off.

what can i do?

display_off.sh
#!/bin/bash
export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
/usr/bin/wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-2 --off

display_on.sh
#!/bin/bash
export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
/usr/bin/wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-2 --on --transform 90

I don’t want you to change anything you have yet. Still need to understand the failure