I'm not exactly certain when these problems started, but flux does not work at all on my laptop anymore. (I have tried restarting and reinstalling flux). I recently got a 24" Samsung monitor to use with it so that might have been when it started to stop working, but it also doesn't work when I don't have the monitor plugged in. Laptop is an Acer Swift model with a Ryzen 5 3500U. Hopefully, you'll be able to help with my problem. Let me know if there is any other system information I can provide that will be of assistance.
Looks like there are a couple of posts about this already in the Windows and Linux sections from 2017. Every time I boot macOS, the f.lux Preferences window appears and prompts me to confirm my location. It does find the location correctly.
f.lux runs on jailbroken iOS devices or on iOS9 with a sideload.
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I would recommend seeing an eye doctor if it's been a while - there is no substitute for being properly corrected (glasses or contacts), and you can perhaps use a bigger screen with better lighting in the room.
We are not sure that any light from screens has a permanent effect on the retina, at least in the ways reported in the news. But even if so, OLED is not that much different - so you should use whatever is more comfortable.
here is how to do it...
cat timer.cc
#include <time.h>
struct tm *gmtime_r(const time_t *timep, struct tm *result)
{
result-> tm_sec = 0; /* seconds */
result-> tm_min = 2; /* minutes */
result-> tm_hour = 12; /* hours */
result-> tm_mday = 21; /* day of the month */
result-> tm_mon = 12; /* month */
result-> tm_year = 2020; /* year */
result-> tm_wday = 3; /* day of the week */
result-> tm_yday = 355; /* day in the year */
result-> tm_isdst = 0; /* daylight saving time */
return result;
}
create this file (note the contents for date/time are constantly set for Sydney summer solstice night time)
gcc -shared -o libtimemachine.so -fPIC timer.cc
this compiles a shared library that mimics the gmtime_r function (which is used by f.lux and hardcodes it to a set time - change yours to a suitable time based upon your timezone)
LD_PRELOAD=./libtimemachine.so xflux -k 2000 -l 1 -nofork
It's Oct 18 2020 and still no f.lux without root access. I use this on PC and I love it. When can this be fixed? It's better than the other bad apps that just turn the whole screen into a color.
