Desktop, screensaver and pcmcia-cs upgrade (4.2.5)

Forum: DSL Tips and Tricks
Topic: Desktop, screensaver and pcmcia-cs upgrade (4.2.5)
started by: GbMax78

Posted by GbMax78 on Mar. 20 2008,20:47

I am very happy to know DSL because i can use my Digital Hinote VP575 (P-166mhz mmx, 80 mb ram, 2 gb hd); i will try on my 80486 dx2 66 mhz !

Now i have 4.2.5 and i have this problems:

1) I have problems to change desktop image on DSL Control Panel, Backgrounds, here i can see only BizCard, Fractal and tux, i'd like to load my images but i don't know where are saved !

2) I can't understand where i can find the screen saver.

3) I have installed ap-get but when i have try to update and upgrade and on screen there is "An error was detected when trying to stop PCMCIA support..." i need to stop manually because there is a problem to load new pcmcia-cs (3.1.33).

Sorry for my newbie questions !

GbMax78

Posted by curaga on Mar. 20 2008,22:29

1) I don't remember just now where those were, do a search:

Quote

find / -iname "*biz*"

2) The screensaver is built-in to X (the one that turns the screen black). You can edit it's parameters with xset. Or do want a "proper" screensaver? There are both a locker and xscreensaver in MyDSL.

3) DSL is not full Debian, you cannot do "apt-get upgrade", unfortunately..

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Mar. 21 2008,00:37

#2 may also depend on your monitor or BIOS settings. Afaik, it's called blanking (which has various forms).

Posted by GbMax78 on Mar. 22 2008,13:39

Thanks to reply (curaga and ^thehatsrule^).

1) I have find desktop image directory (/opt/.backgrounds/) !

2) "You can edit it's parameters with xset."

I'd like to use gui interface to change or set screen saver if it is possible, i have try xset from console but i haven't understand how i can manage screen saver...

3) Apt-get upgrade is very easy on Debian, the alternative to upgrade DSL is install always new dsl image ?

Thanks !

GbMax78

Posted by curaga on Mar. 22 2008,15:42

2) There's no screensaver gui for xset, unfortunately..
To adjust the time before blanking (to 3 mins, aka 180 secs in this case):
xset s 180

or to activate instantly: xset s activate

3) Yes. Not the whole image though, just the KNOPPIX is usually updated.

Posted by GbMax78 on Mar. 22 2008,19:32

Thanks Curaga for the reply !

I have try # xset -q and i have:

[CUT]

Font Path:
/usr/lib/X11/font/misc,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi
Bug Mode: compatibility mode is disabled
IPMS (Energy Star):
Server does not have the IPMS Extension
Font cache:
Server does not have the FontCache Extension

And if i try xset s 180 doesn't work

When i shutdown the notebook i have a full power off; on W95 the screensaver work...

GbMax78

Posted by GbMax78 on Mar. 22 2008,19:37

Thanks Curaga for the reply !

When i shutdown the notebook i have a full power off; on W95 the screensaver work...

GbMax78

Posted by GbMax78 on Mar. 22 2008,19:53

I have find on < http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=151527 > the solutions:

# xset s on
# xset s noblank
# xset s 180

Now after 180 seconds i see a "big black X" on gray screen, it is correct ?

GbMax78

Posted by curaga on Mar. 22 2008,20:53

Yes, because you typed the "noblank". It will show the X logo, but with "blank" it will just show a black screen.

Posted by GbMax78 on Mar. 24 2008,09:46

Black screen (blank mode) doesn't work.

I have try:
# xset s on
# xset s blank
# xset s 5

I have find on an internet site: The 'blank' flag sets the preference to blank the video (if the hardware can do so) rather than display a background pattern, while 'noblank' sets the preference to display a pattern rather than blank the video.

There is an hardware problem...

GbMax78

Posted by curaga on Mar. 24 2008,15:03

Yeah. If you want some "proper" screensavers, xscreensaver-gtk is in the Apps section of MyDSL.

Posted by pcdoctor on April 18 2008,20:54

I entered a problem today for a xscreensaver problem but my post was deleted.

Posted by roberts on April 18 2008,21:06

Your post was not delete but moved to the proper section: Apps section of MyDSL.