raspberry pi notes

version

notes based on version 10 of raspberry debina o.s.

$ cat /etc/*release* | head -5
PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)"
NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="10"
VERSION="10 (buster)"
VERSION_CODENAME=buster

xset

config tool for the pi

viewing current settings

$ xset q

program launch on boot

configure the autostart file for the relevant desktop you are running

/etc/xdg/openbox/autostart
/etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
/etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart
/etc/xdg/autostart

configure screen blanking standby suspend off=

$ xset -dpms

not sure if it will survive reboot

or via gui...

main menu > preferences > Raspberry Pi Configuration > Display tab > Screen Blanking > Disable.