-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 First the hard way:
Change the display driver to vesa in your xorg.conf. You should be able to use the gui without issue (other than it is slow and cannot handle odd laptop resolutions, but 1024x768 should be fine for config). Restart X (/etc/init.d/kdm restart) Next the easy way, change the following file: ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc Search for ScreenSaver, for me it is on line 418 Change the following: Enabled=false Saver=KBlankscreen.desktop Cheers, - -- Gustin Jon wrote: > I think this may be significant. IN trying to get at my screensaver to > change it, KDE slams shut the display window while populating the screen > saver list. Not good. > > I've tried Failsafe session, same behaviour. > > Anyone have any bright ideas how I would go about changing my > screensaver when I can't get into the Configure Desktop applet? > > J > > Jarrod Major wrote: >>> On Friday 02 June 2006 13:33, Jon wrote: >>>> Hmmm....I never considered yet, but yes I am using an OpenGL screensaver. >>>> >>>> I'll switch it up and see what happens. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Gustin Johnson wrote: >>>>> I am still on breezy, but I was able to lock up the laptop during a >>>>> suspend/resume. It happened when I enabled an OpenGL screen saver. >>>>> Other than that, suspend/resume has been rock solid for me. What is >>>>> your screen saver set to? >>> I've consistently had problems with the OpenGL Screen savers I don't think >>> it >>> is isolated to just your laptop issue but I can tell you that certain >>> OpenGL >>> screen savers have hung my desktop system. I pick one of the non-openGL >>> selections only for when I lock my desktop. I don't normally run with a >>> screensaver on. >>> >>> And in anticipation to those that may ask, I have the nVidia drivers >>> installed >>> and 3D acceleration is turned on. >>> >>> Not sure if this helps but felt it worth mentioning. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> clug-talk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>> **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEgJsywRXgH3rKGfMRAucpAJwNScf5sagCRkf5N2ALGQIjHDqXYQCgh848 L3T0OdvduPiocpTTnz/OSG4= =d0C9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
