xset s off should do
If you want a screen saver, try xscreensaver (also, on console, a screen blocker can be useful : lockvc) Vincent > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerome "Lacoste (Frisurf) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday 26 September 2002 13:35 > To: Debian-User > Subject: disable Screen saver > > > I am running Debian unstable. The UI is handled by a mix of Gnome 1.4 > and wmaker. > > My screen gets black if I don't touch the mouse for a while. This > prevents me from looking at DVDs on my laptop. > I tried to find a screen saver installed on my machine but > couldn't find > any. > > Some of the things I tried: > 'dpkg -l | grep -i saver' returns nothing > 'locate saver' nothing as well > 'apropos saver' only returns beforelight but this one is not running. > searched the /etc/X11 files without luck > > Is there a default screen saver hidden somewhere I have to turn off? > > Cheers > > jerome > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]