Screen turns off

[Arak 0]

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!!!

 

 

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[theYinYeti 1]

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.

[Arak 0]

How can I shut this off? Where can i find this?

[scarecrow 0]

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?

[Arak 0]

No,

 

It's not my monitor. Is there some other option, some other command that i am missing? If not, then thanks anyway.

[jaraeez 0]

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

[cwhobbes 0]

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.

[jaraeez 0]

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)

[cwhobbes 0]

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:

[Arak 0]

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.

[ianw1974 11]

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?!?