https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:29:52 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/Screen turns black after one minute of no activity. Anyway to disable it?Thu, 04 Jul 2013 11:16:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/?comment=2139#comment-2139ehrmm... please be more specific. And: It sounds like a bug. If you're into howto's, here is how to report one: http://i3wm.org/docs/debugging.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 23:24:48 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/?comment=2139#comment-2139https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/?answer=2142#post-id-2142This looks more like a screensaver feature to me... check if it is enabled... That will depend on which distro you are using, as well as the desktop environment you are on (if any). For example, if Gnome, you can go to gnome-control-center and set this in "Brightness and Lock".Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:42:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/?answer=2142#post-id-2142https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/?answer=2164#post-id-2164Sounds like DPMS, a power-saving technique. Use this command to turn off DPMS: xset -dpmsTue, 09 Jul 2013 18:20:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/?answer=2164#post-id-2164https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/?comment=3394#comment-3394There is a bug in dpms with the kde that ships with Debian Wheezy that allows dpms to turn back on regularly, so if you end up doing this, you may need to add this to your crontab and have it run every 5-10 minutes.Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:29:52 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2134/screen-turns-black/?comment=3394#comment-3394