G+_610GARAGE Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 In my efforts to make a raspberry pi thinclient, I have hit a problem. The monitor won't turn off after not being used. It will go blank, but stay on. What I am doing is having the pi (running Raspbian) boot to console, auto login, and execute a script to start Xorg and just rdesktop (the rdp client) without any windows management or desktop. I believe that this results in the power management software to not be started. What does the pi use to control monitor sleep. How can I start it from command? Could this be another problem. I've tried googling it, but all I get is how to prevent the monitor from powering off. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 How us it working besides your monitor issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_610GARAGE Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Jason Perry Pretty good. It has the same performance as rdping from my main computer. It works fine for standard applications (which is what I need is for) but it stinks at video. Which is just rdp. :( Looking at top, while playing video on the rdp server, the pi is barely stressed. Maby a core hits %100 once in a while. No video, it sleeps. Less than %10 total cpu usage (if I remember correctly). Once everything is setup on the pi, its dead simple to use. You plug it in and it automatically connects to the appropriate vm. It looks like you have a windows machine sitting at your desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Sounds like a good application if it works that well. Probably a lot cheaper than a Wyse box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Have you tried RPi-TC? I just got my first Pi and it is on my list of things to try. http://rpitc.blogspot.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_610GARAGE Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 G+ Ate my comment! Anyway, Jason Perry That was the first thing I tried, however, I didn't like it. The stock overclock settings are way too high (which is annoying) and apt-get doesn't work. So I can't easily update or install apps. And I would be dependent on the developer for updates. There doesn't seem to be any performance differences between RPI-TC and straight Raspbian. It does have a nice ui, but that isn't needed for my application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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