Thanks Rob I think I tried what you suggested a while back, by commenting out the line in the XF86Config file, also xset -dpms, and should have mentioned that the shell script also has the 'xset s off' line it and the monitors still go blank. I might add the graphics board is a dual-headed FX5200 with the Nvidia chip. Wonder if that might have any effect? Searched the Nvidia site but saw nothing to shed light on the problem.
It's puzzling...... Regards John W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lugod's technical discussion forum" <vox-tech@lists.lugod.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 8:15 AM Subject: Re: [vox-tech] DPMS Problem? > On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 07:56:14AM -0800, John Wojnaroski wrote: > > I've been trying to disable the power down feature of my monitor with zero > > success... > > > > Went over the BIOS (shuttle MO), disabled the power saving options, > > XF86Config file contains the "Options DPMS" line (Nvidia card), added the > > line 'xset s noblank' to a shell script that starts the program. After about > > 15 minutes of zero activity the screen blanks > > > > What did a miss or forget to add? > > There are two things that control whether the screen goes dark, both of > which you mentioned. First is the screensaver, which doesn't by default > power down the monitor, but will make the screen go black. I don't think > setting "xset s noblank" does anything for you, because I believe the > default is to not blank the screen when the screensaver kicks in. The > other thing controlling screen blanking is DPMS. The "Options DPMS" line > is turning DPMS on. Removing that line should fix your problem. > > But before you change that and restart X, you might want to just double > check that the following fixes it for you. Try running > > xset -dpms > > which should turn DPMS off until X is restarted again. > > Also, even if the screensaver is set to noblank, it will still kick in > and display whatever it's set pattern is (all black screen is default), > without turning the monitor off, unless you turn the screensaver off. > The way to do that is to run > > xset s off > > HTH, > Rob > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > vox-tech@lists.lugod.org > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech