Nop, not the motherboard, thats one of the first things I checked. I'm able to control it now using the following commands:
xset s off (for xwindows, will not go blank after 10 minutes) setterm -blank 0 (for my console sessions, does not go blank at all) Should these options be run as root ?? Matthew On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Klaus Hergerschiemer wrote: > Are you sure that your motherboard dosent have some powersaving feature > that is kicking in? > > Joseph Palicke > http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/palicke > > On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Matthew Tebbens wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 00:09:54 -0500 (EST) > > From: Matthew Tebbens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Larry 'Daffy' Daffner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: Matthew Tebbens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > Debian Users <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Subject: Re: Screen Saver > > Resent-Date: 14 Mar 1997 05:11:53 -0000 > > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Resent-cc: recipient list not shown:;@cs.purdue.edu > > > > Actually, even when I'm not in Xwindows the screen still goes blank after > > a few minutes. These is default on every Debian system I setup so far. > > Would anyone know where that setting is ? > > > > Matthew > > > > On Thu, 13 Mar 1997, Larry 'Daffy' Daffner wrote: > > > > > "MT" == Matthew Tebbens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > MT> I like keeping a screen saver on sometimes but I see that Debian > > > MT> still blanks the display after a few minutes if I'm not using > > > MT> the system. Where is this option in Debian ? I want to disable > > > MT> it during the day. > > > > > > Look at the man page for xset. I believe you're looking for "xset s > > > off". > > > > > > HTH > > > -Larry > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Larry Daffner | Linux: Unleash the workstation in your PC! > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://web2.airmail.net/vizzie/ > > > Clarke's Third Law: > > > Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. > > > > > > > > > >
