Blank screen after 10 minutes (have tried alot)

Ephracis · 09-20-2004, 12:51 PM

My problem: the screen goes blank after exactly 10 minutes.

I have looked all around for some solution to this problem but everyone is discussing the same things. Either edit xorg.conf (BlankTime, StandbyTime, SuspendTime and OffTime):

Code:

Option "BlankTime" "10" # Blank the screen in 10 minutes (Fake)
Option "StandbyTime" "20" # Turn off screen in 20 minutes (DPMS)
Option "SuspendTime" "30" # Full hibernation in 30 minutes (DPMS)
Option "OffTime" "40" # Turn off DPMS monitor (DPMS)

..and also tried the setterm:

Code:

setterm -blank 0

But none of this is working. Also the xset- and xscreensaver-commands does not work since they doesn't seem to be installed. None of the commands exists.

How many different things are there that make the screen go blank?

I am using Slackware 10 with Fluxbox.

Thanks,
MezzyMeat

Cedrik · 09-20-2004, 02:03 PM

Try to comment :
Option "dpms"

in your Monitor section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Ephracis · 09-20-2004, 04:36 PM

There is no such line at all in that section or even in the whole file. The only lines about DPMS are the ones I wrote before and also

Code:

#    Option      "standby time"  "20"
#    Option      "suspend time"  "30"
#    Option      "off time"      "60"

which are located in the "ServerFlags"-section. But they where commented as default and when uncommented they did not make any difference.

Cedrik · 09-20-2004, 04:39 PM

What monitor have you (model + manufacturer) ?

Ephracis · 09-20-2004, 04:47 PM

I have a Samtron 96P, 19".. I don't know anything more about it without turning the table and cheking it's back after numbers but I hope that won't be necessary.

Is the "blank screen" phenomenon connected to the screen itself? Odd, since for some reason it didn't go blank before for some time, but then I reinstalled slackware and now it's back. This time I don't want to wait until it stops for some strange reason, unkown to me. I want to know what I can do about it.

gnashley · 09-20-2004, 11:55 PM

If you are using Slack 10 then apm must be on for setterm to work.

eelriver · 09-21-2004, 01:37 AM

run

Code:

xset s off

from the command line