On Saturday 30 November 2002 01:44 pm, Guilherme Cirne wrote: > On Friday 29 November 2002 21:25, Philip Webb wrote: > > 021129 Guilherme Cirne wrote: > > > Is there some way to get xscreensaver working with kdm? > > > Following the instructions from man xscreensaver > > > I added to /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: > > > xhost +localhost > > > xscreensaver & > > > but this didn't work. I tested adding other commands to this file > > > and they were executed correctly when kdm comes up. > > > > you need to start it as a service. > > in /etc/X11/xinit.d add an executable script 'xscreensaverexec', > > which contains the lines: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > # your comment here if you wish > > xscreensaver-command -exit > > xscreensaver & > > > > obviously, reboot to test that it works: > > you should see the Xscreensaver splash screen after logging in. > > This also doesn't work. I want xscreensaver to run before anyone is logged > in, so that the screen gets blanked after a period of inactivity at the > login prompt.
Now lets make this easy (standard disclaimer - it works for me!): in $HOME/.kde/Autostart, create a symlink xscreensaver -> /usr/bin/X11/xscreensaver* Then turn off the kde screensaver in the kde control panel hth -- john in sydney Mandrake Linux 9.0, Kernel version: 2.4.19-16mdk OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net 1024D/3E4A902F B38A AB0F 8658 D9E1 4900 3050 08FA D4FA 3E4A 902F
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