Disable console blanking

echo setterm -powersave off -powerdown 0 -blank 0 >> /etc/rc.local

2 comments

Andy Blyler (visitor) says:

Thanks for this tip! Below is what I have been using on Gentoo boxes:

echo "setterm -powerdown 0 -blank 0" >> /etc/conf.d/local.start

Helge Larsen (visitor) says:

I use this code in my /etc/rc.local
sh -c 'setterm -blank 0 -powersave off -powerdown 0 < /dev/console > /dev/console 2>&1'
Running setterm while X is running will normally produce an error - this wont.