[95500] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Screen Saver Problems...........
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frank N. Stein)
Mon Oct 19 06:41:26 1998
From: "Frank N. Stein" <kcsmart@microlink.net>
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Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 05:31:58 -0500
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On Sun, 18 Oct 1998, whiplash sniveled:
>>List,
>
> Hey everyone!! I have a quick question that is really simple, but
>my brain seems to have quit functioning while thinking about it. :-) I
>just put a fresh install of RH 5.1 on a Pent Pro 200 with 128 megs in it
>(which is a screamer, I just have to add) and I'm using the AfterStep
>desktop theme. I set everything up on the box and rebooted it to get
>all the menu options loaded up right. I went to the menu to select a
>screen saver with a password, and it seemed happy, but when the screen
>goes dark there is no "screen saver" or a password to get back in. I
>did have one minor problem with my mouse, but I went to
>/etc/rc.d/rc3.... and killed gpm with a "K" and that fixed it. What I
>get when the screen blanks out is just that.....a blank screen......all
>I have to do is bump the mouse and she fires right back up to the
>desktop with no password. I get no screen saver, to speak of, or a
>password for re-entry. ???? Any rec's?? Also, on a side note, when I
>first set this box up, I kicked open a game of Galaga, and it ran just
>fine.....mouse or keyboard mode.....now, when I play it, as soon as I
>hit the fire button using the mouse, the game pulls a Houdini on me and
>just disappears!! I also have an identical box like this at work, and
>the same thing happens?!?!? I can't figure it out...... Both machines
>are Compaq DeskPro 4000's. All else is flying like the wind !!! Thanks
>in advance for any help!!
To get rid of the black screen blanking, in your ~/.xinitrc:
setterm -blank 0
For the rest:
man xscreensaver
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Egads! Someone's been drinking my lunch!
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