Xwindows screensaver?? don't want

[tecknophreak]

My .xinit.rc looks like:

#!/bin/bash

xset -s off
exec /pathTo/fluxbox


Flux starts just fine, but after a few minutes, the screen blanks. Since I'm using an lcd monitor, I'd be fine without using the x screensaver, right? Shouldn't the xset -s off turn off the screensaver?

RH8.0 by the way, latest tarball of flux.

[GaryJones32]

there might be settings in XF86Config
under "Screen"
BlankTime
SuspendTime
OffTime

also possibly an entry under "Device"
for your vidoe card
Option "power_saver"

Warning I use XF86 3 not 4
so mileage may vary

[mdwatts]

Or you may need to specify the full path to xset.

# whereis xset
xset: /usr/X11R6/bin/xset /usr/bin/X11/xset /usr/X11/bin/xset

[tecknophreak]

This may be a dumb question, why are there 2 different locations for xset? I ls -l'd both of them and neither were links. Does it matter which one I use?

[mdwatts]

Query the rpm database for each of them.

rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/bin/xset

rpm -qf /usr/bin/X11/xset

rpm -qf /usr/X11/bin/xset

[tecknophreak]

Originally posted by tecknophreak
My .xinit.rc looks like:

#!/bin/bash

xset -s off
exec /pathTo/fluxbox


xset s off

appears to be the solution. I was reading through both man XF86Config and man xset and did not see a - before the s. I've had my screen up for about 30 minutes with no problem.

Thanks!