How can I turn the screen back on using setterm or another command, only with the core utilities over ssh?
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I have a
Debian 12
system, which is console-only
, without a graphical interface / Desktop environmen.
I turned off the screen using setterm --blank force
on the device itself, and now I can't turn it back on by pressing a key because force
causes keyboard input to be ignored.
I have access via SSH
over a Debian 12 Desktop environment, but when I enter setterm -blank 0
through SSH
as root
, I get the message terminal xterm-256-color does not support --blank
.
I also can't switch between different TTYs
on the device itself.
Even when I switch to a TTY on the Debian desktop and use setterm --blank 0
, I don't get any error message, but nothing happens.
With setterm --blank poke
, I get cannot force unblank
.
Is there another command from the core utilities
that I can use to wake the screen up **without installing additional tools**?
Otherwise, I'll just reboot.
Asked by ReflectYourCharacter
(8300 rep)
Oct 15, 2024, 01:55 PM
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Last activity: Oct 15, 2024, 04:37 PM