paviro/MMM-PIR-Sensor

When the pi receives no signal for extended time....it closes all apps and basically becomes unresponsive

dxfan227 opened this issue · 3 comments

dxfan227 commented

I am attempting to turn on/off my display via a motion detector. The module fires the commands vcgencmd display_power 0/1. this works fine except that once the monitor is off with no signal for a while.....the pi seems to go into some type of sleep mode or something.

The pi is still on but all apps are closed and it will not turn on via motion or keyboard info....it will turn on by manually sending the vcgencmd display_power command however... all the apps are closed including my motion detector anyone have any thoughts.

M08IUS0NE commented

I'm having something similar. Everything works great, responds great, but once I walk away and don't interact for more than 5 or so minutes, when I walk in front to activate the system I get nothing. No response, no screen, no keyboard response. Screen stays blank and the only thing I can do is pull the plug and restart everything. I've tried everything that I've seen suggested:

  • installed xscreensaver
  • added the three command lines to the LXDE-pi/autostart file (were already on there when I got to it, possibly added by xscreensaver)
  • modified the lightdm.conf file

So far no luck. Not sure if this is the same issue that you're experiencing but I've tried all recommendations and have had no luck. I am currently running Buster, so I wonder if maybe the newer version is to blame? Any help would be appreciated.

dxfan227 commented
M08IUS0NE commented

Hey im sorry i dont have a fix for you. I did do something to make it work better but it's been so long I cant remember :(. I think i went with either a different addon maybe ? :( I try and boot the machine up and see if I can remember. I havent had a chance to finish my project yet. Thanks, David B. Ruiz | Director of Recruitment**G lobal Talent Solutions, Inc.Email: druiz@gtsrecruiters.com Office: 714-921-6428 x. 307 Mobile: (408) 641-9701 Web: http://www.GTSrecruiters.com http://www.gtsrecruiters.com/
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On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 7:44 PM M08IUS0NE @.*> wrote: I'm having something similar. Everything works great, responds great, but once I walk away and don't interact for more than 5 or so minutes, when I walk in front to activate the system I get nothing. No response, no screen, no keyboard response. Screen stays blank and the only thing I can do is pull the plug and restart everything. I've tried everything that I've seen suggested: - installed xscreensaver - added the three command lines to the LXDE-pi/autostart file (were already on there when I got to it, possibly by xscreensaver) - modified the lightdm.conf file So far no luck. Not sure if this is the same issue that you're experiencing but I've tried all recommendations and have had no luck. I am currently running Buster, so I wonder if maybe the newer version is to blame? Any help would be appreciated. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#79?email_source=notifications&email_token=AEJ6ZET3JWWYC3SJU4EWL43QJGUKHA5CNFSM4HHK7RG2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD6QPENI#issuecomment-530641461>, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AEJ6ZESK2LSCUCNM7XSHFULQJGUKHANCNFSM4HHK7RGQ .

Hey David,

Thanks for the lightning-fast response. If you are able to determine if that was what you did (different addon), that would be fantastic. I'm probably going to swap out modules and see if I get any difference as this is the only thing holding me back from a finished project. Don't want to have to unplug the mirror every time I want to use it!