Arak Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 The screen will shut off every so often. I right clicked on the desktop and deactivated the screen saver. Also, in that same menue, i went to the power control and deactivated those options. What else is controlling this? Thanks!!! [moved from Software by spinynorman] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 The screen itself maybe. At least for my screen, there's a button that makes a menu appear, and in this menu, there is some control for powersave. Yves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arak Posted November 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 How can I shut this off? Where can i find this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 How can I shut this off? Where can i find this? Since we already know your screen model (we asked Merlin the Sorcerer) I think we can answer that one... or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arak Posted November 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 No, It's not my monitor. Is there some other option, some other command that i am missing? If not, then thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaraeez Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 I think maybe putting a hash # in front of DPMS in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file in the Monitor section may help ex: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor1" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Dell 1702FP (Analog)" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0 #Option "dpms" HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhobbes Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 I also have this problem in 2007. Even when watching a video, the screen will go blank after 10 minutes, then after a couple more minutes the monitor will power off. Ive also removed the DPMS line from my xorg.conf to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaraeez Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Then all i can think off is the bios. I have noticed that some bios's have an option to turn DPMS of from there (power management i think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhobbes Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Nope no DPMS in bios. And no other power settings that might be useful. Im beginning to think that XGL is causing the problem. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arak Posted November 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 I know i'm new to linux but perhaps this might help. I had the same problem with Mephis 6.0. I went to their help site and i was directed (after shutting down what i had already mentioned above) to go to the 'KPowersave Settings' and shut those off. Is there something like this in Mandriva 2007? I'm wondering if it's the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 The only other place I know for monitor settings is in the Control Center/Center however you want to spell it, and then Peripherals/Monitor/Power Control. Maybe that's it?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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