Re: X crashes if I'm idle
Hi Ivan,
> X is in VESA mode, as the Thinkpad has unsupported Radeon video.
Mobility 7500 Radeon? You will most surely need XFree 4.2.x, by now
finally available in in unstable (and testing? dunno). I've been using an
install from binaries from XFree86.org - running fine for months now.
> If I'm in X (Gnome) and I'm idle for a while (10 mins?) X crashes. The
> error messages seem to be to do with trying to run a screensaver. Now,
> I have xscreensaver installed, but opening Gnome Control Center's
> screensaver tab causes X to crash instantly. Same thing happens when
> xscreensaver is not installed. I'm happy not to have a screensaver,
> and/or for the screen to just go blank like it does when in console mode.
uhm .. some OpenGL screensaver causing trouble with the Radeon, maybe?
Not sure - I just let my screens blank. =)
> - Can I set up X to go 'blank screen' for its screensaver?
man XF86Config:
Option "BlankTime" "time"
sets the inactivity timeout for the blanking phase
of the screensaver. time is in minutes. This is
equivalent to the Xserver's `-s' flag, and the
value can be changed at run-time with xset(1).
Default: 10 minutes.
But this won't help as long as Gnome keeps thinking it should enable a
screensaver after 10 mins..
> - Am I barking up the wrong tree?
depends on wether you're a dog. ;)
Regards,
Frank
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