Re: screen goes black

[disciple@exis.net]

Thanks Jon

> For console blanking, you can disable this with:
>
> setterm -blank 0
> That number is how many minutes it will wait to blank, zero being
> disabled, 60 being max.  Set it to your preference.
> Add this to an rc file so it is set on boot.
>
> -- Jon
>
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:33:05 -0400 (EDT), disciple@exis.net
> <disciple@exis.net> wrote:
>> When I leave my PC on with no activity it goes black.  When I move the
>> mouse or hit a key it comes back.  I don't lose any info.  Is this a
>> BIOS
>> thing?  Can I set it so that the screen does not go black for an 1 hour?
>> Is there a file within debian that I can edit?
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
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