Re: [OT] Err, how do I turn off screen blanking

["Randy W. Sims" <ml-linux@thepierianspring.org>]

Silvan wrote:
> On Sunday 18 July 2004 08:48 pm, Randy W. Sims wrote:
>
> > How do I turn off or customize the time out for the "screen saver" that
> > blanks the screen? I thought it might be part of the power management
> > features, but couldn't find any docs. Note: this is the blanking that
> > occurs both at the console and within X, it's not the screen saver.
>
>
> In KDE, anyway, kcontrol -> Power Control -> Display Power Management seems to 
> do the trick.  I haven't had the monitor blank since I turned that off.

Already disabled.

> Of course, that's useless if you're not using KDE, so that suggestion might 
> not get you anywhere at all.

Yup, I am using KDE

> The blanking that occurs on the consoles (but not xterms) can be turned of 
> with
>
> 	setterm -blank 0

No effect.


Thanks anyway,
Randy