fred >>> expert 11/06/00 22:12 >>> fred >>> expert 11/06/00 20:56 >>> fred >>> expert 11/06/00 20:32 >>> fred >>> expert 11/06/00 20:00 >>> fred >>> expert 11/06/00 19:09 >>> fred >>> expert 11/06/00 17:34 >>> fred >>> expert 11/06/00 16:07 >>> fred >>> expert 11/06/00 15:23 >>> O.K., I think I found the solution. (I think! I'll have to wait more than 20 minutes to verify.) When doing a diff on the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 files from Mandrake 7.1 and Mandrake 7.2, there's an option now enabled in the 7.2 file for DPMS, which wasn't there in 7.1 (which I assume is related to monitor power, but I'm not sure what it stands for exactly): Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 256 (generic)" VendorName "Unknown" BoardName "Unknown" Driver "nv" # VideoRam 4096 # Clock lines # Uncomment following option if you see a big white block # instead of the cursor! # Option "sw_cursor" #### commented out 11/6/00 to stop the monitor powering off ... #Option "DPMS" EndSection Now that I commented it out, it is not powering off any more :) I don't know whose arbitrary decision it was to assume that I wanted my monitor to turn off after 20 minutes of inactivity, but I DON'T LIKE IT! I can understand Microsoft assuming that I would like that kind of behavior by default, but I wouldn't have expected it from Mandrake... hmmm ... it seems like this distro. is more headed towards the mainstream newbie windoze98 type of crowd... what a shame :( GenEric generic wrote: > > Does anyone know how to stop the monitor from powering off? > > In either KDE or GNOME, I have a screensaver running, with > the option to power off the monitor DISABLED, but it keeps > powering off anyway. > > Anyone know of a workaround? > > Here's the contents of $HOME/.gnome/Screensaver: > > [Default] > nice=10 > waitmins=20 > dpmsmins=0 > dpms=false > password=false > mode=Mountain > command=xscreensaver -no-splash -timeout 20 -nice 10 -xrm "*programs: mountain >-root" > > Thanks, > GenEric
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