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knc1 · 03-29-2017, 06:04 AM

1) Do not ssh in over Wifi, ssh in over USB - there is no time out.
You will see a sleep screen after a period of inactivity, but the Kindle never goes to sleep while on external power because there is a 'lock' set in the kernel to prevent it.

2) Do not use ;ds (or the script that it calls) - that does not mean: "Disable Screensaver", although you will find that claim made both here and in the firmware comments.

3) Those are OpenGL 'screensavers' running on X11, they came as part of the Debian distribution you installed.
For undisturbed tinkering, disable them.

4) No they did not ship with the Amazon firmware, you installed them.

5) Install the exact same release of Debian (for the appropriate cpu) on your desktop - that will give you a way to discover/resolve questions and behaviors like this example that may show up.

03-29-2017, 06:04 AM	#16
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	1) Do not ssh in over Wifi, ssh in over USB - there is no time out. You will see a sleep screen after a period of inactivity, but the Kindle never goes to sleep while on external power because there is a 'lock' set in the kernel to prevent it. 2) Do not use ;ds (or the script that it calls) - that does not mean: "Disable Screensaver", although you will find that claim made both here and in the firmware comments. 3) Those are OpenGL 'screensavers' running on X11, they came as part of the Debian distribution you installed. For undisturbed tinkering, disable them. 4) No they did not ship with the Amazon firmware, you installed them. 5) Install the exact same release of Debian (for the appropriate cpu) on your desktop - that will give you a way to discover/resolve questions and behaviors like this example that may show up.