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Re: DPMS & KDE



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On Monday,  6. August 2001 03:18, David Watson wrote:
> I don't know if this is a debian-specific problem,  but I've never gotten a
> satisfactory answer (or even any answer at all). I can't get DPMS to work
> properly with KDE. Let me say, first off that it works PERFECTLY with
> Blackbox, so it's not a problem with my X setup. When I run 'xset dpms
> force <whatever>', it does just what I tell it.
>
> BUT, if I'm running KDE, running xset doesn't do jack squat. My monitor
> just sits there, as if I had never done anything. And the kcontrol module
> doesn't do anything, either.
>
> It doesn't matter whether I'm using a version of KDE I've compiled or not -
> I've tried both .debs and CVS checkouts, and there's no difference. I don't
> think it has anything to do with the video card, because I had this problem
> with my G400 Max, and still have it with a GeForce2 MX.
>
> I'm running the latest sid, but I've had this problem for more than a year.

There is a control panel in the control center for "energy control" (sorry, 
german version). You have to turn  DPMS there on, too. You also have to turn 
off the screensaver.

With this DMPS works alright here with XFree86 4.0.3

HS

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