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by MercuryHero
Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:44 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: MakeMKV stops reading when the screen locks
Replies: 3
Views: 4872

Re: MakeMKV stops reading when the screen locks

I've discovered more about this. The default screen locker / screen saver in XFCE (and some other light weight DEs) is light-locker. light-locker is a cut down fork of gnome-screensaver. One of light-locker's behaviours is to pause or disable media playback while the screen is locked. XFCE can set l...
by MercuryHero
Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:21 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: MakeMKV stops reading when the screen locks
Replies: 3
Views: 4872

Re: MakeMKV stops reading when the screen locks

Further details after some more testing: - Makemkv doesn't stop until the next title is reached. It finishes the current title and spins down the drive. When I wake the screen, the drive spins up and makemkv starts the next title. - If I manually lock the screen it doesn't seem to happen straight aw...
by MercuryHero
Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:41 am
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: MakeMKV stops reading when the screen locks
Replies: 3
Views: 4872

MakeMKV stops reading when the screen locks

Hello, Using 1.16.4 on Linux, I find that MakeMKV stops reading when the screen locks. That is, my screen blanks as normal after a 5 minute timeout, and this also enables a screen lock. The laptop is NOT going into suspend mode but is still running and the lid is still open. Other tasks continue run...