Feature #5799

Deactivate screensaver until time is set

Added by Tails 2013-07-18 07:46:27 . Updated 2018-08-19 09:56:11 .

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Description

If the system clock is off (being late), when the time is set properly from the network, the screen is blanked. As it happens during the boot process, this is a little bit sudden and frightening. Moving the mouse gets the display back, but sill, it would be best to be avoided.

As Tais does not ship gnome-screensaver it is probably X.org that does the blanking. One should experiment with the -dpms and +dpms options of xset(1).

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Related issues

Related to Tails - Bug #5617: screen turns black after 10 minutes regarless of screensaver settings Resolved 2013-11-13
Related to Tails - Bug #12098: Spurious screensaver activation while synchronizing the system clock Rejected 2016-12-29
Related to Tails - Feature #5684: Screen locker Resolved 2014-12-03

History

#1 Updated by BitingBird 2014-06-09 10:11:52

  • Subject changed from deactivate screensaver until time is set to Deactivate screensaver until time is set
  • Description updated
  • Starter set to No

#2 Updated by BitingBird 2014-06-21 14:16:20

It would be great, but I don’t think that it deserves a priority elevated.

#3 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-02 20:59:32

  • Priority changed from Elevated to Normal

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2017-01-07 13:36:42

  • related to Bug #12098: Spurious screensaver activation while synchronizing the system clock added

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2017-01-07 13:36:59

#6 Updated by Anonymous 2018-08-19 09:34:02

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2018-08-19 09:56:11

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Rejected

I think the screensaver we now use (implemented by GNOME Shell) uses a monotonic clock, is not affected by this problem, and overrides whatever DPMS thing X.Org may want to do: I’ve tried setting the clock to now + 1h with date and the screen did not go blank.

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2018-08-19 09:56:24

  • related to deleted (Feature #12213: Wayland in Tails 5.0 (Bullseye))