Re: Monitor power-down/screensaver
try to experiment with xset dpms from xterm, once you find it works,
add it to one of the x startup files, I suggest xdm startup file (see
/etc/X11/xdm/*), what I do is set xscreensaver to start "saving" in
something like 10 minutes and xset dpms to turn off monitor after 30 min
or something like that (maybe even longer) so that the monitor is not
turned on/off too often and I can enjoy screensaver...
xscreensaver seems to be the best (that I know of) screensaver (or
more like meta screensaver, it is just controlling program that uses
individual real screensavers), you can also download special gl
screenhacks for xscreensaver, just install xscreensaver-gl package...
(you have to have mesa installed too)
erik
Tim Wood wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I'm running potato on a desktop and a laptop using
> ice-wm/gnome in X.
>
> The laptop is set in the bios to blank the screen and that's fine.
>
> The desktop screen blanks in console but not in X. I'm trying to wean my
> family off windoze - but with limited success.
> To make it more familiar i have xdm set to give an X login. I have used
> "xset dpms 1200 1200" in .xsession and "append'apm=on'" in lilo.conf but
> to no avail.
>
> There is also a measure of disagreement, in general, over whether to use
> a screensaver or have the monitor power-down. The suggestion is that
> cycling the monitor ht will reduce it's life.
> I cannot get the screensaver to work on either my laptop or desktop.
> When I select "random" the preview panel works but will not work when I
> select "try" and no other selection shows anything in the preview panel.
>
> I upgraded Gnome to 1.2.2 bu this behaviour was there before doing so.
>
> The other oddity is that a right click on the panel does nothing and the
> offer of adding an applet does not appear on the menu.
>
> Suggestions as to what the cause is and how to fix it would be welcome.
>
> TIA,
> Tim
>
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