Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 14:08:51 +0100 (BST) From: Tim Borgeaud <Tim.Borgeaud@bristol.ac.uk> To: jta001@coes.LaTech.edu (John Talton) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XDM Message-ID: <199807071308.OAA29462@zeus.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <199807020038.TAA28228@aurora.engr.latech.edu> from "John Talton" at Jul 1, 98 07:38:43 pm
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Scott Mitchell said: > > John Talton said: > > 2) How do I get a screen saver in XDM so it doesnt burn a hole in > > my monitor (running several computers in lab seting, screens > > are on all the time - this is a real problem) > > All of the X servers have a bunch of options for setting up the screen > saver. IIRC, -s <something> will set the saver timeout to <something>, and > there is probably an option to have it stick the monitor in power-saving > mode. You would add these to the appropriate line in your Xservers file. > I've also just come across this problem. I did use the power saving option to sort this out. I used the blanktime <minutes> option in the screen section of /etc/XF86Config. There are also options for StandbyTime, SuspendTime and OffTime if the power_saver option is enabled in the device section. Blanking the screen does have disadvantage that the screen looks like it is off though. Tim. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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