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Hide default monitor message when turning screen off

I'm trying to turn the monitor off via my RPI, which works good with any of these options

vcgencmd display_power 0

tvservice --off

But then, with both of them, it shows a default message saying something like "Cable not connected". Is there any way to block it or hide it or use any other command that might not end up in the same result?

Solution

  • Instead of turning off, you can go for a blank screensaver

    sudo apt install xscreensaver

    This provides many options for setting up the screensaver, or disabling it completely.