Re: XF86Config problem serverflags section or xset - solved partly

[Paal Marker <paal@barum.folkebibl.no>]

I found a solution for the xset problem I had.

I had to change the line in home/user/.xsession:  '/usr/bin/galeon 
--display=:0 -ndf'

with

/usr/bin/galeon --display=:0 -ndf | xset s off -display ":0"

That was the only way to execute xset running kiosk-mode.  But I do not 
understand completely why I could not put in the bottom of the .xsession 
file. Is it so that when .xsession has executed /usr/bin/galeon,  the 
rest of .xsession is not read?  I tried to put the xset command in 
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc as well, with no success.


And still I am curious of XF86Config's serverflag section, why it did 
not work as in redhat. If some Xxperts has time to look through the 
problem (description following by previous messages),  I am curious to 
know the correct syntax in section "serverflags"




> 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?
> > >   
Pigeon wrote:

> > I've got "xset s off" in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc. Works fine.
> >
> >  
Paal Marker wrote:

> Yes, you are right, and I have tried it. Correct on this system will 
> be  'xset s off -display ":0"'
> But the problem is that anyway where I put that command to execute , 
> be in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc or /home/kiosk/.xsession or wherever it 
> does not work. However, if I log in remote by ssh and execute xset s 
> off -display ":0"  from bash prompt, it works fine.
>
> According to man xset, the xset command must be executed after all 
> applications, so I have tried to execute it from the last line of 
> /home/user/.xsession.
>
> I had the same problem making kiosks with redhat as well, and ended up 
> by solving it with the serverflags section in XF86Config.
>
>
> Continuing exploring the section "serverflags" problem:
> 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
>
>
> I will be happy for advice for any solution here, being by XF86Config 
> and serverflags, or how to execute xset s off
Refer to top, the xset problem is solved.