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#1
Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: New York City
Distribution: Debian Sid 2.6.32
Posts: 2,100
Rep:
xscreensaver issues
Hello all!
I am getting frustrated with my xscreensaver. I have selected it to run under the "random screensaver" option, and have selected about 12 - 15 of the visuals that I like. Most of the tiem ,it rotates between my selected savers with no problem, and they rotate just as I specified, which is every 3 minutes.
At some points in time however, it will start one of the screensavers that isn't on my list, and is then stuck with that unauthorized screensaver until I type or move the mouse. Interestingly in this case, if I move the mouse, it waits 5 minutes (default start time under my config), but if I type a single key on the keyboard, the "bad" screen saver will disappear for about 10 seconds, then one of the "good" screen savers will start up immediately.
Here are some specs, although I don't think they are of any importance:
FC3
KDE 3.3
xscreensaver (run from CLI)
Here is the ~/.xscreensaver file, should anyone see errors in that:
Code:
# XScreenSaver Preferences File
# Written by xscreensaver-demo 4.18 for jim on Fri Mar 18 18:03:31 2005.
# http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
timeout: 0:05:00
cycle: 0:03:00
lock: False
lockTimeout: 0:00:00
passwdTimeout: 0:00:30
visualID: default
installColormap: False
verbose: False
timestamp: True
splash: True
splashDuration: 0:00:05
quad: False
demoCommand: xscreensaver-demo
prefsCommand: xscreensaver-demo -prefs
nice: 10
memoryLimit: 0
fade: False
unfade: False
fadeSeconds: 0:00:03
fadeTicks: 20
captureStderr: True
ignoreUninstalledPrograms:True
font: *-medium-r-*-140-*-m-*
dpmsEnabled: False
dpmsStandby: 10:00:00
dpmsSuspend: 10:00:00
dpmsOff: 10:00:00
grabDesktopImages: True
grabVideoFrames: True
chooseRandomImages: True
imageDirectory: /home/jim/pics/jpg
mode: random
selected: 191
programs: \
- "Qix (solid)" qix -root -solid -segments 100 \n\
- "Qix (transparent)" qix -root -count 4 -solid -transparent \n\
- "Qix (linear)" qix -root -count 5 -solid -transparent \
-linear -segments 250 -size 100 \n\
- "Qix (xor)" qix -root -linear -count 5 -size 200 \
-spread 30 -segments 75 -solid -xor \n\
- "Attraction (balls)" attraction -root -mode balls \n\
- "Attraction (lines)" attraction -root -mode lines -points 3 \
-segments 200 \n\
- "Attraction (poly)" attraction -root -mode polygons \n\
- "Attraction (splines)" attraction -root -mode splines -segments \
300 \n\
- "Attraction (orbital)" attraction -root -mode lines -radius 300 \
-orbit -vmult 0.5 \n\
- pyro -root \n\
- rocks -root \n\
- helix -root \n\
- pedal -root \n\
- rorschach -root -offset 7 \n\
- hopalong -root \n\
- greynetic -root \n\
- imsmap -root \n\
- slidescreen -root \n\
- decayscreen -root \n\
- jigsaw -root \n\
Default: blitspin -root -grab \n\
- slip -root \n\
- distort -root \n\
- spotlight -root \n\
- "Ripples (oily)" ripples -root -oily -light 2 \n\
- "Ripples (stir)" ripples -root -oily -light 2 -stir \n\
Default: "Ripples (desktop)" ripples -root -delay 33247 -rate 2 \
-fluidity 5 -light 6 -water -stir -oily \n\
- hypercube -root \n\
- hyperball -root \n\
- halo -root \n\
- maze -root \n\
- noseguy -root \n\
- flame -root \n\
- lmorph -root \n\
- deco -root \n\
- moire -root \n\
- moire2 -root \n\
- lightning -root \n\
- strange -root \n\
- spiral -root \n\
- laser -root \n\
- grav -root \n\
- "Grav (trails)" grav -root -trail -decay \n\
- drift -root \n\
- ifs -root \n\
- julia -root \n\
- penrose -root \n\
- sierpinski -root \n\
- braid -root \n\
- galaxy -root \n\
- bouboule -root \n\
- swirl -root \n\
- flag -root \n\
- sphere -root \n\
- forest -root \n\
- lisa -root \n\
- lissie -root \n\
- goop -root -max-velocity 0.5 -elasticity \
0.9 \n\
- starfish -root \n\
- "Starfish (blob)" starfish -root -blob \n\
- munch -root \n\
- mismunch -root \n\
- fadeplot -root \n\
- coral -root -delay 0 \n\
- mountain -root \n\
- triangle -root -delay 1 \n\
- worm -root \n\
- rotor -root \n\
- ant -root \n\
- demon -root \n\
- loop -root \n\
- vines -root \n\
- kaleidescope -root \n\
- xjack -root \n\
- xlyap -root -randomize \n\
- cynosure -root \n\
- flow -root \n\
- epicycle -root \n\
- interference -root \n\
- truchet -root -randomize \n\
- bsod -root \n\
- crystal -root \n\
- discrete -root \n\
- kumppa -root \n\
- rd-bomb -root \n\
- "RD-Bomb (mobile)" rd-bomb -root -speed 1 -size 0.1 \n\
- sonar -root \n\
- t3d -root \n\
- penetrate -root \n\
- deluxe -root \n\
- compass -root \n\
- squiral -root \n\
- xflame -root \n\
- wander -root \n\
- "Wander (spots)" wander -root -advance 0 -size 10 -circles \
-length 10000 -reset 100000 \n\
- critical -root \n\
- phosphor -root \n\
Default: xmatrix -root -delay 5417 -phone 6464230503 \n\
- petri -root -size 2 -count 20 \n\
- "Petri 2" petri -root -minlifespeed 0.02 \
-maxlifespeed 0.03 -minlifespan 1 \
-maxlifespan 1 -instantdeathchan 0 \
-minorchan 0 -anychan 0.3 \n\
- shadebobs -root \n\
- ccurve -root \n\
Best: blaster -root \n\
- bumps -root \n\
- xteevee -root \n\
- xanalogtv -root \n\
- xspirograph -root \n\
- nerverot -root \n\
- "NerveRot (dense)" nerverot -root -count 1000 \n\
- "NerveRot (thick)" nerverot -root -count 100 -line-width 4 \
-max-nerve-radius 0.8 -nervousness 0.5 \
-db \n\
- xrayswarm -root \n\
- "Zoom (Fatbits)" zoom -root \n\
- "Zoom (Lenses)" zoom -root -lenses \n\
- rotzoomer -root \n\
- "RotZoomer (mobile)" rotzoomer -root -move \n\
- "RotZoomer (sweep)" rotzoomer -root -sweep \n\
- whirlwindwarp -root \n\
- whirlygig -root \n\
Default: speedmine -root -delay 29041 -maxspeed \
815 -thrust 2.8493 -gravity 8.2192 \n\
- "SpeedWorm" speedmine -root -worm \n\
- vermiculate -root \n\
- twang -root \n\
- apollonian -root \n\
- euler2d -root \n\
- "Euler2d (dense)" euler2d -root -count 4000 -eulertail 400 \
-ncolors 230 \n\
- juggle -root \n\
- polyominoes -root \n\
- thornbird -root \n\
- fluidballs -root \n\
- anemone -root \n\
- halftone -root \n\
- metaballs -root \n\
- eruption -root \n\
- popsquares -root \n\
Default: barcode -root \n\
- piecewise -root \n\
- cloudlife -root \n\
- fontglide -root -page \n\
- "FontGlide (scroller)" fontglide -root -scroll \n\
- apple2 -root \n\
- bubbles -root \n\
- pong -root \n\
Default: wormhole -root -delay 1923 -zspeed 27 \
-stars 66 \n\
Default: pacman -root -delay 15000 \n\
- fuzzyflakes -root \n\
Best: anemotaxis -root \n\
- memscroller -root \n\
- default-n: webcollage -root \n\
- default-n: "WebCollage (whacked)" \
webcollage -root -filter 'vidwhacker \
-stdin -stdout' \n\
- default-n: vidwhacker -root \n\
- GL: gears -root \n\
- GL: "Gears (planetary)" gears -root -planetary \n\
Default: superquadrics -root -delay 25212 \
-spinspeed 9.3109 -count 54 \n\
- GL: morph3d -root \n\
- GL: cage -root \n\
Default: moebius -root \n\
Default: stairs -root -delay 15374 -fps \n\
- GL: pipes -root \n\
- GL: sproingies -root \n\
Default: rubik -root -cycles 8 \n\
- GL: atlantis -root -gradient \n\
- GL: lament -root \n\
- GL: bubble3d -root \n\
- GL: glplanet -root \n\
- GL: flurry -root -preset random \n\
- GL: pulsar -root \n\
- GL: "Pulsar (textures)" pulsar -root -texture -mipmap \
-texture_quality -light -fog \n\
- GL: extrusion -root \n\
- GL: sierpinski3d -root \n\
- GL: menger -root \n\
- GL: gflux -root \n\
Default: "GFlux (grab)" gflux -root -mode grab \n\
- GL: stonerview -root \n\
Default: starwars -root -delay 18862 -steps 30 \n\
- GL: gltext -root \n\
- GL: "GLText (clock)" gltext -text "%A%n%d %b %Y%n%r" -root \n\
Default: molecule -root -timeout 9 -delay 8618 \
-wander \n\
GL: "Molecule (lumpy)" molecule -root -timeout 7 -no-bonds \
-delay 2439 -wander \n\
Default: dangerball -root \n\
- GL: circuit -root \n\
- GL: engine -root \n\
- GL: flipscreen3d -root \n\
Default: glsnake -root -statictime 9395 -explode \
0.0526 -no-titles -fps \n\
Default: boxed -root \n\
- GL: glforestfire -root \n\
- GL: "GLForestFire (rain)" glforestfire -root -count 0 \n\
Default: sballs -root -delay 22148 \n\
Color: cubenetic -root \n\
- GL: spheremonics -root \n\
- GL: lavalite -root \n\
- GL: queens -root \n\
Default: endgame -root -delay 0 \n\
- GL: glblur -root \n\
Default: atunnel -root \n\
- GL: flyingtoasters -root \n\
- GL: bouncingcow -root \n\
- GL: jigglypuff -root -random \n\
- GL: klein -root -random \n\
- GL: "HyperTorus (striped)" hypertorus -root \n\
- GL: "HyperTorus (solid)" hypertorus -root -solid -transparent \n\
- GL: glmatrix -root \n\
- GL: cubestorm -root \n\
- GL: glknots -root \n\
Default: blocktube -root \n\
Default: flipflop -root \n\
Default: antspotlight -root \n\
Default: glslideshow -root -duration 27 -zoom 89 \n\
- GL: polytopes -root \n\
- GL: gleidescope -root \n\
- GL: mirrorblob -root \n\
- GL: "MirrorBlob (color only)" mirrorblob -root -colour -no-texture \n\
- GL: blinkbox -root \n\
- GL: noof -root \n\
Default: polyhedra -root -duration 9 \n\
- xdaliclock -root -builtin3 -cycle \n\
- default-n: xearth -nofork -nostars -ncolors 50 \
-night 3 -wait 0 -timewarp 400.0 -pos \
sunrel/38/-30 \n\
- xplanet -vroot -wait 1 -timewarp 90000 \
-label -origin moon \n\
- xmountains -b -M -Z 0 -r 1 \n\
- "XMountains (top)" xmountains -b -M -Z 0 -r 1 -m \n\
- xaos -root -autopilot -nogui -delay 10000 \
-maxframerate 30 -incoloring -1 \
-outcoloring -1 \n\
- xfishtank -d -s \n\
- xsnow \n\
- goban -root \n\
- electricsheep \n\
- cosmos -root \n\
- GL: sphereEversion --root \n\
- GL: fireflies -root \n\
Default: antinspect -root -delay 5000 \n\
- GL: providence -root \n\
pointerPollTime: 0:00:05
windowCreationTimeout:0:00:30
initialDelay: 0:00:00
sgiSaverExtension: True
mitSaverExtension: False
xidleExtension: True
GetViewPortIsFullOfLies:False
procInterrupts: True
overlayStderr: True
Any ideas on how I can keep the screensaver from escaping the parameters I set for it?
Thanks for the help,
JimBass
#2
Member
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Germany
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 274
Rep:
maybe you have set another screensaver in the kde controlpanel kcontrol.
#3
Member
Registered: Oct 2003
Distribution: Debian, RH, Knoppix, Ubuntu, CentOS
Posts: 62
Rep:
There are two switches, set to TRUE, that tell xscreensaver to use images in addition to those specified in your imagedir. Look in your output for this set of switches. They are located at the end of the list of settings, above the debug mesages. When you configure xscreensaver, there are a coiuple of tabs -- or buttons -- that allow "advanced" attributes to be set, or that allow you to tweak some other aspect of xscreensaver. (I'm not running it at the moment since I can't stop the darned monitor from shutting off after 10 minutes of inactivity).
#4
Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: New York City
Distribution: Debian Sid 2.6.32
Posts: 2,100
Original Poster
Rep:
Thanks for the suggestions so far!
#5
Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: New York City
Distribution: Debian Sid 2.6.32
Posts: 2,100
Original Poster
Rep:
Here is ps -ef looking for things with screen:
Code:
[jim@primary ~]$ ps -ef |grep screen
jim 16160 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/evolution/2.0/evolution-alarm-notify --sm-config-prefix /evolution-alarm-notify-yLitXd/ --sm-client-id 1026d2922851a3000111112241900000102420101 --screen 0
jim 16161 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:01:18 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/rhn-applet-gui --sm-config-prefix /rhn-applet-tXsfwc/ --sm-client-id 1026d2922851a3000111059471000000102420008 --screen 0
jim 19023 16185 0 Mar23 pts/1 00:00:01 xscreensaver
jim 28066 16204 0 18:19 pts/2 00:00:00 grep screen
Here is the full ps list:
Code:
[jim@primary ~]$ ps -ef
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
root 1 0 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:03 init [3]
root 2 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 3 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:17 [events/0]
root 4 3 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 [khelper]
root 19 3 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:05 [kblockd/0]
root 27 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 [khubd]
root 100 3 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:03 [pdflush]
root 101 3 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:03 [pdflush]
root 103 3 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 [aio/0]
root 64 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:24 [kapmd]
root 102 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:42 [kswapd0]
root 193 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 [kseriod]
root 388 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:19 [kjournald]
root 2682 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 [khpsbpkt]
root 2791 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 [knodemgrd_0]
root 2912 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:07 /sbin/dhclient -1 -q -cf /etc/dh
root 3496 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 [kjournald]
root 3497 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:22 [kjournald]
root 4286 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:04 /sbin/dhclient -1 -q -cf /etc/dh
root 4385 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:19 syslogd -m 0
root 4389 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:07 klogd -x
rpc 4417 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 portmap
rpcuser 4437 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 rpc.statd
root 4488 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:01 rpc.idmapd
root 4521 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/apmd -p 10 -w 5 -W -P
root 4583 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:02:33 nifd -n
nobody 4613 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 mDNSResponder
root 4625 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/smartd
root 4825 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
root 4836 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 xinetd -stayalive -pidfile /var/
ntp 4873 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:11 ntpd -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntpd
root 5015 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd/vsf
root 5046 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:09 sendmail: accepting connections
smmsp 5054 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: Queue runner@01:00:00
root 5065 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:08 gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t imps2
root 5075 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 crond
xfs 5101 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:13 xfs -droppriv -daemon
dbus 5130 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon-1 --system
root 5143 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 cups-config-daemon
root 5154 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:15:27 hald
root 5166 1 0 Mar05 tty4 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
root 5167 1 0 Mar05 tty5 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
root 5168 1 0 Mar05 tty6 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
jim 5780 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -s
jim 5784 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon-1 --fork --print-pid
root 6823 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:01:00 /usr/bin/artsd -F 10 -S 4096 -s
root 7000 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/dhcpd eth1
root 16587 1 0 Mar05 tty1 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1
jim 16680 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -s
jim 17300 1 0 Mar05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -s
root 9967 1 0 Mar10 ? 00:00:00 login -- jim
jim 10034 9967 0 Mar10 tty2 00:00:00 -bash
jim 10173 1 0 Mar10 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -s
root 18985 1 0 Mar11 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/atd
root 20497 1 0 Mar18 ? 00:00:00 udevd
root 20582 1 0 Mar18 ? 00:00:00 login -- jim
jim 20657 20582 0 Mar18 tty3 00:00:00 -bash
jim 20749 1 0 Mar18 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -s
root 14511 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 cupsd
jim 16011 20657 0 Mar22 tty3 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
jim 16022 16011 0 Mar22 tty3 00:00:00 xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc --
root 16023 16022 5 Mar22 ? 02:19:41 X :0
jim 16051 16022 0 Mar22 tty3 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde
jim 16070 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -s
jim 16073 1 0 Mar22 tty3 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with
jim 16074 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon-1 --fork --print-pid
jim 16115 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: Running...
jim 16118 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid
jim 16120 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: klauncher
jim 16123 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:08 kdeinit: kded
jim 16125 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:09 /usr/libexec/gam_server
jim 16134 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:04 /usr/bin/artsd -F 10 -S 4096 -s
jim 16136 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:07 kdeinit: knotify
jim 16137 16051 0 Mar22 tty3 00:00:00 kwrapper ksmserver
jim 16139 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: ksmserver
jim 16140 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:06 kdeinit: kwin -session 1026d2922
jim 16143 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:01 kdeinit: khotkeys
jim 16145 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:01:36 kdeinit: kdesktop
jim 16147 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: kio_file file /tmp/ksoc
jim 16148 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:30 kdeinit: kicker
jim 16154 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:01 /usr/bin/pam-panel-icon --sm-cli
root 16156 16154 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:01 /sbin/pam_timestamp_check -d roo
jim 16157 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:13 kdeinit: kmix -session 1026d2922
jim 16159 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:01 kdeinit: noatun -session 1026d29
jim 16160 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/evolution/2.0/evolu
jim 16161 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:01:18 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/rhn-app
jim 16163 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gconfd-2 14
jim 16165 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/bonobo-activation-s
jim 16168 1 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/evolution-data-serv
jim 16184 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:47 kdeinit: konsole
jim 16185 16184 0 Mar22 pts/1 00:00:00 /bin/bash
jim 16204 16184 0 Mar22 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/bash
jim 16223 16184 0 Mar22 pts/3 00:00:00 /bin/bash
jim 16242 16115 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.1/f
jim 16259 16242 0 Mar22 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.1/r
jim 16264 16259 0 Mar22 ? 00:16:38 /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.1/firefox-b
jim 18201 16185 0 Mar23 pts/1 00:00:00 /bin/bash installs/azureus/azure
jim 18232 18201 1 Mar23 pts/1 00:14:51 /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/bin/java -
jim 19023 16185 0 Mar23 pts/1 00:00:01 xscreensaver
jim 28088 16204 0 18:21 pts/2 00:00:00 ps -ef
It looks like xscreensaver is the only screensaver running, unless the other has a name that doesn't mention x or screen.
#6
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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Germany
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 274
Rep:
hmm, no more ideas of mine...
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