On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 09:36:48PM +1100, Michael Still wrote:
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> I have a laptop with a USB keyboard and mouse when it is 'docked'. I am
> finding that the screen blanks about every five minutes (I haven't timed
> it), even if I am actively typing on the keyboard the whole time. This
> doesn't happen in the W thing.
> 
> I've had a surf, and can't find anything that seems to help (disabling X
> blanking, and screensavers et al).
> 
> Has anyone else experienced something like this? Is there a work around?
> Is my kernel simply too old?

Check your bios.  It is probably doing the blanking and doesn't know to
look at activity on the USB bus.

thanks,

greg k-h

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