Derek....thanks, I just discovered how to disable DPMS in KDE
(it didn't used to default to on in previous mdk releases),
but will file your solution in my tips.faqs directory.
Alan
Derek Wildstar wrote:
>
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Charles A Edwards wrote:
>
> > Alan
> > No one else has as of now posted a response so I will offer my guess.
> > Since 7.1 seems to offer no user setable power management options which
> > would over ride them, then the Adv. Pwr. Mgnt.settings in your BIOS will
> > take control.
> > I want my system Aways On so I disabled the fuction in my BIOS, but you
> > can disable just the video setting if you choose.
> > Hope this suggestion wasn't just wasting your time.
>
> I did this, in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers (if you use X)
>
> :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X +bs -dpms r
>
> +bs turns backing store on, -dpms turns dpms off, r turns keyboard
> auto-repeat on (not needed i think)
>
> -dwild
