Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

great programs !
acmonitor+moreDisplayOptions rocks ! :)

thanks guys !

Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

DeadBug thinks thread needs bump. reminderzorring the newbies of how to do the happy extended screen dim/blank.

Anybody up for making a click-to-install app to extend these timeouts? No?

Doh! missed this!
https://maemo.org/downloads/product/...immingoptions/

Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

Thanks a million....most useful hack yet.

Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

SInce I find I'm using PlayThing increasingly as my bedside insta-internet alarm clock, dimming with the full-screen clock would be great. Then I can toss and turn and still watch how much time I've spent wasting my precious sleeptime :rolleyes:

Has moredimmingoptions made the leap up to OS2008 on the N800?

As a newbie with zero Linux experience and a dread of anything too program-y, rooting 'round in terminal mode scares the crap out of me.:eek:

Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

It should work.
At least it does on the N810 under OS2008 :D
(The OS are identical)

Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

Hello, I've purchased my n800 with a strong interest in learning how to work with Linux. I've installed open ssh and I was able to implement the command euchreprof recommended at the beginning of this thread (gconftool-2 -t list --list-type=int -s /system/osso/dsm/display/possible_display_dim_timeouts[30,60,120,300,600,1800,3600])

Are there any Linux gurus on this thread that would have the time and inclination to explain how this works? Mostly I would like to know what the individual commands are that comprise the script and how they work together, in as succinct a manner as possible.

BTW: Thanks to euchreprof for the script. Evidently there is a downloadable app that does the same thing, but I'm trying to learn the command line.

Thanks

Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

gconf-tool is a CLI way to access gconf -- that's Gnome's equivalent to the windows registry.
We're saying:
Type of data is list
It's a list of integers
Set the key possible_display_dim_timeouts in /system/osso/dsm/display to a list containing 30, 60, 120, etc.

You can use gconf-editor to browse gconf like regedit, looking at interesting keys that might need values tweaked. But gconf-tool is preinstalled, and copy-n-paste prevents accidents, so it's a good way to post the actual change you wind up making.

Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

Thanks for the explanation, Benson. I can't say I understand it completely, but it gives me some starting places where I can begin to learn a little more.

One more "please help me understand Linux" question: I'm studying command line stuff by way of a website called linuxcommand.org. Mostly, it's really awesome but there is one command that I can't seem to use in xterm.

According to this page, the command "file will examine a file and tell you what kind of file it is" and "to use the file program, just type: file name_of_file". So, in my home dir, I type "file apps", hoping for some information about the file, but all I get is a response saying "file: not found".

Am I missing something?

And thanks again.

Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

Yeah, file is great, but the tablets have stripped out a lot of "unnecessary" commands to save space; as file is not generally needed, it got the ax.

There might be a package available for it, but more likely a binary floating around somewhere.

Edit: Duh! There might be a zip or something, but most likely a full deb...

Re: HOWTO: Increase Screen Dim/Blank timeouts!
 

you'd need more than just the binary. you'd need /usr/share/magic as well. ;)