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Raspberry Pi xscreensaver DPMS fix
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This script will watch for xscreensaver blanking event and disable actual HDMI output accordingly.

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dpms-sync.sh
#!/bin/bash
set -e
sudo -u pi xscreensaver-command -watch | while read state ts; do
case "$state" in
"BLANK") vcgencmd display_power 0 ;;
"UNBLANK") vcgencmd display_power 1 ;;
esac
done
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