Screensaver active by default?


Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: Screensaver active by default?
started by: tomv

Posted by tomv on May 23 2006,21:18
Is a screensaver on by default?  My Toshiba Tecra 530CDT screen goes blank after about 10-15 min and won't come back when I press keys or move the mouse.  Otherwise things are fine, and if I keep using it it's okay.  I can press ctl-alt-backspace and get back to the command line, which shows up fine, and run startx and I'm back in business - but of course my X programs have all died when I get back into X.  

I'm guessing there might be a screensaver enabled by default, that I need to get rid of?   Any troubleshooting tips?

Posted by mikshaw on May 24 2006,00:33
xset -s off

Try adding that to the beginning of /home/dsl/.xinitrc

Posted by tomv on May 25 2006,00:50
Quote (mikshaw @ May 23 2006,20:33)
xset -s off

Try adding that to the beginning of /home/dsl/.xinitrc

xset s off (not -s) seems to work, thanks!
Posted by mikshaw on May 25 2006,02:08
I often forget when to use - or -- or nothing, as there is little consistency between applications.
Thanks for the correction =o)

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