Stop the screensaver!

cowboysdude

Good lord just install xscreensaver and then disable the screen saver from there… easiest way without having to modify a ton of files… then being frustrated because it still doesn’t work :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/4hwdwy/how_to_install_the_latest_xscreensaver_on_a/

frog

There’s no need for that attitude. Please desist as this is a forum for helping people. I also had this problem so it isn’t isolated. It may not be possible to add a keyboard and mouse to the screen and use the screensaver utility.

onetwankyfive

or buy a mouse jiggler
https://www.amazon.com/WiebeTech-Programmable-Mouse-Jiggler-MJ-3/dp/B00MTZY7Y4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482934294&sr=8-1&keywords=mouse+jiggler

frog

@onetwankyfive said in Stop the screensaver!:

or buy a mouse jiggler
https://www.amazon.com/WiebeTech-Programmable-Mouse-Jiggler-MJ-3/dp/B00MTZY7Y4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482934294&sr=8-1&keywords=mouse+jiggler

😀

markiper

Thanks everyone for the erplies. I am still having the same issue, but doing some more testing and reading. I found this post:

http://www.geeks3d.com/hacklab/20160108/how-to-disable-the-blank-screen-on-raspberry-pi-raspbian/

In theory, just modifying the lightdm.conf should do the trick with newer versions of Raspbian Jessie Lite. I will poke around some more, hopefully i find a fix, so I can provide something back to this community.

lolobyte

Hi all,

after doing this

Disable the screensaver:
Go to LXDE-autostart config:

sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart

add the following lines:

@xset s noblank
@xset s off
@xset -dpms

Save and close, using the commands CTRL-O and CTRL-X.

Go to lightdm.conf:

sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

add the following lines in section [SeatDefaults]:

xserver-command=X -s 0 -dpms

The fucking screensaver is starting again.

Then i do following:

sudo apt-get install xscreensaver
sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver

An i never see a starting screensaver gain.

Good luck!

markiper

So here is how I was able to fix my issue with the screen saver. I started this project following the tutorial from here:

https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Jessie-Lite-Installation-Guide

When you get to the Disable the ScreenSaver portion of the article, instead of changing the autostart file under

/etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart

You should modify the autostart file under ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart

sudo nano ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart

Comment the first 3 lines (using a #), then add the same three lines listed in the tutorial. The final autostart file after all modifications should look similar to:

#@lxpanel --profile LXDE
#@pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE
#@xscreensaver -no-splash

@xset s noblack
@xset s off
@xset -dpms

Once that is done, follow the instructions to modify the lightdm.conf file:

sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

[SeatDefaults]
xserver-command=X -s 0 -dpms

Save the changes, reboot your raspberry pi (I am using an RPi3), and the screen saver is gone for good. Hopefully this helps someone else having the same issue.

cowboysdude

@frog said in Stop the screensaver!:

There’s no need for that attitude. Please desist as this is a forum for helping people. I also had this problem so it isn’t isolated. It may not be possible to add a keyboard and mouse to the screen and use the screensaver utility.

Attitude? Oh you haven’t seen my attitude… just making a simple suggestion where there doesn’t need a case made out of it. It’s THE simplest way for NON programmers to do it…

rcollie

I realize how (super) old this topic is, but for anyone who stumbles across it and still dealing with this, xscreensaver really is the easiest solution.

sudo apt-get install xscreensaver

Just change the screen saver in there to no screen saver, and you’re sorted.

PaulB

Hey guys,

there is another option on disabling the screensaver, which worked perfectly for me.
Just disable the screensaver in the option menu of debian.

Hope this helps someone :)

BlackTalon

Revived again. I have xscreensaver installed and the screensaver disabled. It still blanks the screen after a day.

Chris

Hello,

After a total reinstall of the recent raspberry to integrate Google Assist Pi, I also have the same problem.

After watching, I end up with an empty screen after about 6 hours. I am forced to restart MagicMirror via the MMM-Remote-Control module.
On the other hand I do not have xsceensaver of installed but the modification of the lines of command indicated in the wiki of installation of MM

I did not experience this problem before. The only difference between my two installations is the 2.3.1 update of MagicMirror.
Would it affect?

Regards,

Gabev

I had the same problem where. I stumbled across this thread, check out the answer given by JimmyN… it helped me at least.

m0111k

@cowboysdude tried that, screen still went standby… any clue for fix?
ps im newb here, how can i remove xscreensaver when it doesnt work? Thanks

Mykle1

@m0111k said in Stop the screensaver!:

ps im newb here, how can i remove xscreensaver when it doesnt work? Thanks

sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver

However, I don’t think xscreensaver is capable of putting your display into standby. That is likely your system or settings.

Anthony

@Mykle1
Is there any possibillity that Lucy interacts somehow with the screen saver? I am asking this because I have installed xscreensaver and working good but if I have lucy enabled I get the black screen and I must move the mouse to sho the MM again. Just a thought!

Mykle1

@Anthony

Perhaps, but I’ve never seen this behavior or heard about it before this. I will see if I can reproduce that here.

Mykle1

@Anthony

I’m not seeing this behavior at all. You can clearly see that I have xscreensaver running with the “Screen Saver DIsabled” but I can’t reproduce what it happening to you. Lucy responds normally and no black screen issue. If you say “SHOW MODULES” does Lucy show them?

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Edit: Something seems to be amiss. The forum isn’t allowing me to post an image at the moment.

Picture below.

Mykle1

Anthony

@Mykle1
Thank you for your reply. I haven’t try to see if Lucy works when I see the black screen because I can’t see the “Say, ‘Hello Lucy’” message and because of the latency problems I have I don’t know when it recognizes the keyword and wait for commands. My guess is that it will work but when I am finished with my mirrorsetup I will hung it on the wall so I won’t have mouse and keyboard connected to move or press a button for the mirror to show. Also the black screen appears not only in the standby mode. Last night I left the mirror showing my page 1 modules and in the morning I saw the black screen again. Moved the mouse and evertything showed up.