disable screen blanking/suspend for certain apps.

[alfa21]

I think it'd be useful a sort of white list where executable names can be declared and if any of them are running, FR is not put into std-by mode.

it could be based on a simple text file with program names, one on each line.

in this way a user could define an anti_stdby policy when he is using tangogps or navit or mplayer... etc...

[seeseekey]

That's a great idea :)

[anonymous]

I would report to fso
as this would be something for the framework

[andreas.sinz@…]

This has already been reported.
See here:  http://trac.freesmartphone.org/ticket/245

[ainulindale]

This has been implemented in FSO. We now have to wait for the next release.

[spaetz]

actually, the upstream bug mentioned has been resolved as invalid and mickeyl does not want to implement it. So SHR needs to think about how to implement this or convince FSO to reconsider.

[spaetz]

This is how the disabling of suspend and screen blanking should be done according to mickeyl:

13:11 < mickeyl> request the CPU and Display resources
13:11 < mickeyl> keep them requested
13:11 < mickeyl> release 'em if necessary
13:11 < mickeyl> or, if you absolutely want
13:11 < mickeyl> set the resource policy to enabled
13:11 < mickeyl> for as long as you want

13:11 < spaetz> sorry I am new to Moko, requesting resources increases a usage counter and releasing frees it?
13:12 < mickeyl> spaetz: correct

[KaZeR]

*needed* for apps like navit or tangogps.

[monto]

as said before this is a framework bug and the correct way to prevent this is to ask for cpu and display resources, if you don't want to do this you can disable the auto suspend and autodimming from shr-settings.

[spaetz]

I am tempted to close this bug now. The effect can be achieved by using fsoraw which is available in SHR. How to use it should be put on our wiki pages if it's not already there.

[kimaidou]

hum, fsoraw seems to be the solution, but I cannot find any page on how to use it. Could anyone write some notes about it ?

[spaetz]

see  http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td2630893

I would be glad if you could add that to some tweaks or tipps and tricks section to the SHR wiki :)