Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:32:33 +0800 From: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@kukulies.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD splash screen - freezes my Dell Inspiron 9400 Message-ID: <4BB4A071.5020106@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <4BB48075.5000306@kukulies.org> References: <4BB48075.5000306@kukulies.org>
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Christoph Kukulies wrote: > I'm observing the following with 8.0 Release: > > Just for fun I installed a FreeBSD splash screen "The Power to Serve" > with the abstracted little demon. > As long as the vidcontrol screen saver (not X11, I'm not running X11 at > present) has not fired the first time, > everything is fine - I can work in alphanumeric mode. > > But when I leave the computer unattended for a while so that the > screensaver switches to darken/blank the screen > the first time, the machine freezes or at least cannot be woken up again > so that the character screen shows up again. > > Anyone seen this or having a clue? > > Also not sure whether it is a splash screen issue at all, butr I thought > so, since it would have come up earlier otherwise. > > -- > Christoph Kukulies > > Have you read the handbook section 12.3.3.4 Boot Time Splash Screens? The splash screen has its own screen saver. Or are you talking about the screen saver enabled in rc.conf?
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