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Basically, when I game with a game pad, my screen locks after the amount of inactive time (that I defined in the screensaver settings) expires. This does not happen when I use a mouse and keyboard.
My problem is not that it locks after the specified time, but rather that my game pad use does not get considered as input like my mouse and keyboard. If my game pad was considered as input like my mouse and keyboard, the screen-locking countdown would keep being reset, thus not locking if I'm using it.
(The game pad inputs are properly recognized by Steam and games.)
Does anyone know how I can get my game pad use to be recognized by whatever it is that needs to recognize it so that my screen doesn't lock? (I'd say my OS, but then Steam and games wouldn't recognize my game pads either.)
I use the x86_64 version of Debian testing (the frozen bullseye / soon-to-be version 11) with the Xfce desktop environment.
I usually use my Steam controller, but the same issue happens with my Xbox 360 controller.
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Edit:
P.S.
Maybe it has something to do with the xpad kernel driver? My steam controller only has this issue when it pretends to be an Xbox 360 controller.
Last edited by s8as8a on 1 May 2021 at 4:30 am UTC
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xset -dpms
should work also and to enable it again
xset +dpms
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I'll test out what you guys said, starting with JoystickWake, when I get the chance this weekend (when I'll be gaming with some friends). :)
P.S.
Sorry for the delay!
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Having said that, I wanted to again thank everyone for their comments. :)
P.S.
I had already tried Caffeine before making this post, but for some reason, it didn't work.
P.P.S.
Technically, the correct answer to this thread should probably be the JoystickWake post (since it most accurately fits what my initial post asked). I'll check if that works next week when I game again, and I'll mark that as the answer. (Sorry for the delay to my delay. :P)
Last edited by s8as8a on 8 May 2021 at 5:50 am UTC
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I think the default is that after 30 seconds, if another event is detected from the game pad, it restarts the countdown of the screensaver.
P.S.
For anyone that would like to know how to use it.
1) "git clone https://github.com/foresto/joystickwake.git" (without the quotes) (at least until GitHub stops supporting cloning from HTTPS)
2) Use the cd command to go to the joystickwake directory.
3) "./joystickwake" (without the quotes) (The executable has the same name as the directory it's contained in.)
Last edited by s8as8a on 15 May 2021 at 5:05 am UTC
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