SwitchOffScreenSaverAndBlinkingCursor < DULG

%SECTION0{name=SwitchOffScreenSaverAndBlinkingCursor}% How to switch off the screen saver and the blinking cursor?

   Question:: I'm using a splash screen on my frame buffer display,
     but it is disturbed by a blinking cursor,
     and after a while the screen is blanked.
     How can I prevent this?
   Answer:: Screen saver and blinking cursor can be turned off (and on)
     using escape sequences. %BR% %BR%
     To turn off the screen saver, send the sequence
     ="\E[9;0]"= to the terminal ="/dev/tty1".
     For example, output the content of file [[%ATTACHURL%/blank_off][ ="/etc/blank_off"= ]]
     in one of your _init_ scripts:
     <verbatim>
# cat /etc/blank_off
     </verbatim>
     To turn off the blinking cursor,
     send the sequence ="\E[?25l\E[?1c"= to the terminal.
     For example, copy the content of file [[%ATTACHURL%/init_tty][ ="/etc/init_tty"= ]] to the terminal:
     <verbatim>
# cat /etc/init_tty
     </verbatim>

For details, please see _"man 4 console_codes"_ .

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