Re: xset problem -- dpms keeps shutting off
On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 12:29:55PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> on Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 11:41:34AM -0600, Andy Wettstein (awettste@cait.org) wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 01:00:50AM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> > > Debian/Sid, x86.
> > >
> > > After a system update yesterday, I noticed:
> > >
> > > - A new splash screen for xscreensaver.
> > > - xset dpms keeps getting shut off.
> > >
> > > My monitor doesn't automatically blank, stand-by, and shut off. If I
> > > force dpms back on and a monitor shutoff, the monitor comes back on some
> > > time later.
> >
> > I had the same thing. xscreensaver takes over the dpms now. You can
> > just set all your options with xscreensaver-demo. I didn't find a way
> > to stop xscreensaver from doing this.
>
> Unfortunately, xscreensaver-command and xscreensaver-demo both segfault
> on startup.
You could try deleting your .xscreensaver file, but you probably need to
do a dpkg --purge xscreensaver and apt-get install xscreensaver.
>
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