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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Talk => Topic started by: Daniel on March 01, 2011, 09:45:24 AM

Title: [SOLVED] BlankScreen in (root) console mode
Post by: Daniel on March 01, 2011, 09:45:24 AM

Hi,

I boot in root console. But, after a few minuts, the screen become black.

It is because of DPMS.

With X, i use

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xset -dpms
Without X, i've test vbetool (on) but same result after minuts ...

Is there any kernel parameter to set to command line ?
Or anything else ?

Thanks
Daniel.

Title: Re: BlackScreen in console mode
Post by: tinypoodle on March 01, 2011, 11:05:48 AM

I have never tried this, but have you looked into 'setterm'?

Title: Re: BlackScreen in console mode
Post by: Daniel on March 01, 2011, 11:48:06 AM

No.

Following your question, i look setterm parameters... and i found a thread solution :
"consoleblank=0" to kernel parameter.

I test it : YESSSS

Thanks!

Daniel.

Title: Re: [SOLVED] BlankScreen in (root) console mode
Post by: andriscom on May 07, 2011, 04:08:17 PM

Hi,

 Sorry for my noob question but how did you set this kernel parameter?

 There is no 'setterm' command, no environment variable and no file named this on my system.
 (I'm using MicroCore so there is no xversa.)

 What am I missing here?

Andras

Title: Re: [SOLVED] BlankScreen in (root) console mode
Post by: gerald_clark on May 07, 2011, 04:12:59 PM

Using AppBrowser's "Provides" button shows that setterm is part of util-linux-ng.tcz

Title: Re: [SOLVED] BlankScreen in (root) console mode
Post by: andriscom on May 07, 2011, 04:13:56 PM

Oh... okay it's a boot parameter :D Sorry :D
It was just weird that it's not on the page: http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#bootcodes
I thought thats a complete list of the available boot time parameters, but it's not.

Andras

Title: Re: [SOLVED] BlankScreen in (root) console mode
Post by: tinypoodle on May 07, 2011, 05:36:38 PM

Check last line (link).