Help my xscreensaver

[Pzatch]

Ok here goes.

I've installed the xscreensaver files and they run quite well, when I tell them to.

But I'm running Mandrake 9 and need to know what script to put were so that the darn thing runs everytime X starts. I've tried several variations of the instructions I found here but nothing has ever worked. I've put the script into the ~~/Auto directory and I've even tried the ~~/xinitrc directory but no luck.

Please walk me though the script making prosses since I've never done anything like this before.

I did get the Nvidia files installed and running fine though.

Anything would be a help, thanks.

[hippocampe]

Have you tried using Mandrake control center? You can setup the screensaver there. Make sure you check the enable screensaver button.

I use Gnome and I am also able to setup the screensaver in Gnome configuration.

Right now I have the cool Matrix code screensaver running 8)

Hope this helps.

[Pzatch]

I'm using KDE and the controle center doesn't show the new xscreensaver app just the old KSS(?). If I turn on the KDE screensaver in the controle center I just get the same old plane ones I had before.

[tons]

Hi,

 

to get xscreensaver working put the following in your ~/.kde/Autostart directory:

Filename e.g.: launch-xscreensaver

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#!/bin/bash

xscreensaver

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Everytime the user logs in xscreensaver gets started. It is in manuals/howto's on the xscreensaver-homepage: http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver

xscreensaver is not controlled by the mandrake control center, but through xscreensaver-demo.

 

Success,

Ton

[Pzatch]

No dice. Just tried it again and nothing.

Not even after a reboot.

Is their somekind of special extention I should put on the file or some command to explicitly tell the xscreensaver to start.

[tons]

It can be a number of things:

1. Have you made the script executable (chmod +x <scriptname>).

2. In my first attempt I forgot #!/bin/bash in the script, so kwrite opened when I logged in.

Have you checked with konqueror that the script is executable?

3. Is xscreensaver in your path?

 

Hope this helps.

[Pzatch]

Thanks you for the point in the right direction!

It was a permision problem. Just had to chmod +x and the thing works.

And yes in my previous fumbling I did get the kwrite screen to pop up quite often.

Well thats one new skill I just learned. First time I have ever had to play with that command.

Thanks again. Hope one day I can help you out.

[Cannonfodder]

Another way to do this is to install webmin and use it to add a boot action to start xscreensaver. Then it works even if you haven't logged in. One of these days I'll have to investigate what files are modified when I do that though...