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Re: Problem XF86Config

Pigeon wrote:


On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 01:58:42PM +0200, Paal Marker wrote:

I need to prevent a box from blanking out.
In redhat8 I could succesfully put this section in the end of /etc/X11/XF86Config 


Section "Serverflags"
Option "BlankTime" "0" Option "StandbyTime" "0" 
	Option      "SuspendTime"  "0"
	Option      "OffTime"      "0"
EndSection

The result of putting in this section is that the X server will not start

By googling I found that this syntax could also be used


Section "Serverflags"
Option "blank time" "0" Option "standby time" "0" 
	Option      "suspend time"  "0"
	Option      "off time"      "0"
EndSection

Same result, no X
startx gives error message: Option "blank time" "0" server flags section keyword expected
I copied the serverflags section from redhat8's XF86Config, where it worked fine. What does debian demand of syntax here? 

I've got "xset s off" in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc. Works fine.
No, does not help. Could be because the system setup here is rather special, a kiosk mode. I tried to use the xset command when I ran redhat on these boxes, and I had the same problem. The solution then was the section serverflags in the XF86Config file as described. So I am quite sure I have to stick to it and get the syntax right in the section serverflags 

From linux single start and the startx  I get the error message:
Config Error: /etc/X11/XF86Config:269 (wich is the line where the first option in the section serverflags starts)
_Option_ "BlankTime" "0" Server flags keyword expected
Remark here that it is the Option word that is underlined in the message, the underlning is made by ^^^^^^^ these characters. Does it tell me that 'Option' is an invalid keyword in this section? 

The Xserver used is xserver-s3
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