another screen blanking question

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: another screen blanking question
started by: ineedausername

Posted by Guest on July 21 2006,04:07

I used the search engine and found lots of info, but none of it seemed to work for me. I am trying to enable the "blank" screen saver option, but with no success.

btw, i am running a traditional hd install, i went to the debian website and downloaded xsreensaver, and "attempted" to edit my xinitrc file so that the screensaver would work. Nothing.

The screen will blank out if i quit x and logout, but i would like for the screen to go into "power save mode" anytime there is no activity. Also, i am running a laptop, but i have plugged into a 19" screen. Should that make a difference?

another thing i read and tried is to open a terminal, and type ps -a. It lists a lot of things, but i didn't see anything that looked like xscreensaver. Does that mean i edited the xinitrc file incorrectly?

like all beginers i am just learning as i go here, i read something, try it out, and usually read some more due to undesirble results, (or no results at all.)

thanks for the input,

-joel

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on July 21 2006,05:06

What do you mean by blanking? Like turn paint the screen black, or turn the monitor off?

You might want to check out the xscreensaver from mydsl
(see < http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....;t=6887 > for a recent post )
and DPMS settings if youre using the full XF86.

You can use `$ xset q` to check the current information - this program can also change the settings in realtime.

You might also want to look at `$ Xvesa --help` - looks like the option 'v' might be useful although I think it may be enabled by default. The .xserverrc is will have to be edited for that.

Posted by Guest on July 22 2006,02:51

my appoligies, i mean i want the screen to turn off after 5 or 10 miniutes of no use.

this is what the "xset q" command shows

Screen Saver:
prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes
timeout: 600 cycles: 600

it looks like it should be working but it isn't. I am using xbdev not xvesa because this old laptop needed frame buffering.

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on July 22 2006,06:32

That's under screen saver... I guess you'd have to use something like xscreensaver to utilize it.