Re: [off-topic] How to auto-run xlock?
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 08:06:51AM -0600, Rick Macdonald wrote:
> > This is great! Thanks! I don't even need xlock now. I'll just start/stop
> > the SETI program directly.
> >
> > Now, does anybody know if there is an equivalent to the /proc files on
> > other UNIXs, particularly Solaris, to detect mouse and keyboard activity?
>
> Shouldn't nicing it to the lowest level mean it only runs in idle time
> anyway? Or does it display things when running?
I need to try various nice values and pay more attention, but I could
"feel" it's presence when it's running at nice=1. It's all numerical
computation and soaks up lots of CPU. Memory isn't a problem for me (I
have 256MB). It doesn't display anthing, just a stream of progress prints
to stdout that you can /dev/null.
...RickM...
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