diff --git a/conf/xorg.conf.nouveau b/conf/xorg.conf.nouveau index 87e48cb..43ab7bf 100644 --- a/conf/xorg.conf.nouveau +++ b/conf/xorg.conf.nouveau @@ -2,6 +2,26 @@ Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Option "AutoAddDevices" "false" Option "AutoAddGPU" "false" + +# When using `intel-virtual-output`, the X-server for the second monitor +# uses its own screensaver settings for the built-in screensaver of X. If +# any application like e.g. a video player suppresses the screensaver, the +# external screen will still turn black after 10 minutes without any +# keyboard or mouse input. The following settings suppress this behaviour +# by completely disabling the built-in screensaver. + +# Note that this does not affect the screensaver of your desktop +# environment, as they usually do their own screensaving. Also locking +# the workstation works just fine. However, power saving features will not +# work on the external monitor, it will never go to powersaving mode. + +# This is a workaround for issue #93562 against `intel-virtual-output`: +# https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93562 + +# Option "BlankTime" "0" +# Option "StandbyTime" "0" +# Option "SuspendTime" "0" +# Option "OffTime" "0" EndSection Section "Device" diff --git a/conf/xorg.conf.nvidia b/conf/xorg.conf.nvidia index c3107f9..9295785 100644 --- a/conf/xorg.conf.nvidia +++ b/conf/xorg.conf.nvidia @@ -2,6 +2,26 @@ Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Option "AutoAddDevices" "false" Option "AutoAddGPU" "false" + +# When using `intel-virtual-output`, the X-server for the second monitor +# uses its own screensaver settings for the built-in screensaver of X. If +# any application like e.g. a video player suppresses the screensaver, the +# external screen will still turn black after 10 minutes without any +# keyboard or mouse input. The following settings suppress this behaviour +# by completely disabling the built-in screensaver. + +# Note that this does not affect the screensaver of your desktop +# environment, as they usually do their own screensaving. Also locking +# the workstation works just fine. However, power saving features will not +# work on the external monitor, it will never go to powersaving mode. + +# This is a workaround for issue #93562 against `intel-virtual-output`: +# https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93562 + +# Option "BlankTime" "0" +# Option "StandbyTime" "0" +# Option "SuspendTime" "0" +# Option "OffTime" "0" EndSection Section "Device"