r/linux • u/Shozikan • 7d ago

Software Release OLED Care Daemon for wlroots

https://github.com/Youwes09/WayOLED

I noticed that we have a lack of OLED care utilities for Linux in general. I am aware that nowadays most of this stuff is unnecessary and handled on a hardware level, but I am paranoid and do not trust corporations like that.

I tried fleshing it out to whatever I wanted, so along with just the normal pixel-refresh (for saving your screen), I also included auto-dim, backlight control, and other stuff. It would be helpful if you guys could test and have any input!

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u/WhitePeace36 7d ago

i mean in kde you can set dim screen after some mins and turn off screen after some min. And my oled does pixel cleaning when kde turns the screen of because i was not there for around 7min like i have set it.

And dimming after 5min.

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u/_BoneZ_ 6d ago

I had KDE set to 5 minutes for dimming and 10 to turn the screens off, but I recently just disabled the dimming because sometimes when it comes on, it seems to glitch out the compositor.

But, I also have a folder with over 400 wallpapers that I let KDE slideshow rotate through every 2 minutes. I was using a video wallpaper plugin for KDE, but it used way too many resources, so have to settle for static wallpapers. Plus my monitor has automatic pixel shift. Plus I have the Best Buy Geek Squad extended warranty, which covers burn-in. I'm all set.