[ale] KDE screensaver woes

[Dow Hurst]

I think dropping a shell script in the Autostart directory in .kde2 is 
how I fixed mine.  Use "xset dpms 400 500 600" to set the blank, 
lowpower, off states.
Dow


Geoffrey wrote:

> Is it possible your monitor is blanking before the screen saver 
> starts?  Try setting the screen saver timer to a very short time (3 
> secs) and see if it works.  If so, you can adjust the screen blanking 
> with 'xset.'
>
> Jason Vinson wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>> I just started using KDE in RH 8.0 and I am having screensaver 
>> issues. No matter what screensaver I choose from the Control Center, 
>> it always
>> comes up as blank screen when the wait time elapses.  I can run them
>> from the konsole, like kmatrix.kss, but none of them work in the
>> screensaver mode.  Has anyone else seen this?
>> TIA, Jason
>>
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