krfb +_ vnc client = screen goes black after a few seconds

[papaschtroumpf]

when I connect to krfb with a VNC client (I tried realvnc and tightvnc) the screen goes black after about 3s of inactivity. this menas I need to constantly move my mouse around to prevent the screen from going black while I read it.
Is this a security or bandwidth saving feature of krfb? can I change the timeout to something more palatable, like 30s or something?

[GreyGeek]

Re: krfb +_ vnc client = screen goes black after a few seconds

The screen may be blank because no programs are running that might put output on that screen. Run some program, like a window manager or an terminal. See if that makes your screen stay lit.

Or, try "xset s off" in command line inside vnc.

Other commands which will affect how long the screen is active:

-nap Monitor activity and if it is low take longer naps

-nonap between screen polls to really cut down load when idle. Default: take naps

-sb time Time in seconds after NO activity (e.g. screen blank) to really throttle down the screen polls (i.e. sleep for about 1.5 secs). Use 0 to disable. Default: 60

[papaschtroumpf]

Re: krfb +_ vnc client = screen goes black after a few seconds


I just realized krfb uses 30% of the CPU from one of my cores, so I'm getting rid of it.
I'll try the x11vnc route.

[GreyGeek]

Re: krfb +_ vnc client = screen goes black after a few seconds

You might want to give nxclient, nxserver, and nxmode a look.