Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:33:07 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Programmatic control of screen-saver Message-ID: <200311122333.07674.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
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I have a machine controlling a tester. Tester control and display is via a virtual console terminal. (X is not installed on the machine) I need to blank the screen (screen saver style) when there is no terminal activity for some time -- much the same as as normal screen-saver operation except that screen output as well as keyboard input should inhibit the screen-saver taking over or cause the normal terminal display to be restored if the saver is already in effect. I would hope that there might be some ioctl call to the terminal which could be used from within the tester control software to wake up the terminal or prevent the screen saver taking over until a further timeout has elapsed. I've not been able to find such an ioctl call parameter. Does anyone have any ideas or a solution please? (FreeBSD 4.8-Release) Malcolm Kay
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