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02-10-2006, 12:58 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2005
Distribution: Slackware 10.1
Posts: 44
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Screensaver won't start kde3.5.1 slack 10.2
My screensaver does not start after the designated time in kde. It's set to turn on after 5 minutes, but five minutes go by and nothing. It works when I click test, so I know it will render ok. What's the deal? I'm using kde 3.5.1 and slackware 10.2
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02-10-2006, 01:39 PM
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#2
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Member
Registered: Jul 2005
Distribution: Slackware 10.1
Posts: 44
Original Poster
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Well I figured it out. I had to turn on APM. It works now.
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03-20-2006, 09:13 PM
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#3
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Member
Registered: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia/PA
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 452
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Rebelscum what exactly is APM? I am having the same problem I would assume APM is power management but that didn't help that's why I am asking.
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03-20-2006, 09:32 PM
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#4
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Los Angeles
Distribution: Ubuntu
Posts: 9,870
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maybe check your BIOS to make sure APM is enabled there.
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03-20-2006, 10:37 PM
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#5
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Member
Registered: Jul 2005
Distribution: Slackware 10.1
Posts: 44
Original Poster
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APM means Advanced Power Management. And win32sux is correct, if you BIOS doesn't support it you can't have it. If you BIOS is good for APM then you can enable it at the sofware level with kde control center.
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03-21-2006, 07:07 AM
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#6
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Member
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: 33.31N -111.97W
Distribution: SuSE
Posts: 919
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Another method is to try adding "DPMS-dependent=false" (no quotes) to ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc.
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03-21-2006, 08:02 AM
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#7
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Member
Registered: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia/PA
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 452
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Thanks for all the reply's and for future reference I tried what Xian suggested and it worked.I started having the problem after I upgraded to kde 3.5.I did not change anything in the bios before the upgrade and yes APM is disabled in my bios but it was with kde 3.4 and everything worked fine.I don't use the power management feature power management for me is turning the computer off when I am done with it.
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03-23-2006, 11:45 PM
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#8
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2005
Location: US
Distribution: Mandrake 10.1
Posts: 16
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Same Problem
Hello everyone
I am having this exact same problem, nothing suggested here has worked. My MB doesnt say APM, but I enabled the power management option, can't remember the exact name. Still had problem, tried adding the false value into Text file. Same problem, even after a restart (just to see).
I'm running Mandriva 2006/KDE 3.4, have done all the available update... thanks in advance for any other info that could possibly fix this =)
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03-23-2006, 11:50 PM
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#9
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Member
Registered: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia/PA
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 452
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My kdesktoprc file looks like this now.
[Desktop Icons]
Preview=
ShowHidden=false
[Desktop0]
MinOptimizationDepth=1
MultiWallpaperMode=NoMulti
UseSHM=false
Wallpaper=$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/26107-glassK.jpg
WallpaperMode=Scaled
[FMSettings]
ShowFileTips=true
[General]
AutoLineUpIcons=false
Enabled=true
SetVRoot=false
[KFileDialog Settings]
Automatic Preview=true
Autoplay sounds=true
Recent Files=$HOME/icons/doom3.png,$HOME/icons/quake4_ikona3.png
[KNewStuff]
ProvidersUrl=http://download.kde.org/khotnewstuff/wallpaper-providers.xml
StandardResource=wallpaper
[KNewStuffStatus]
BestOf:Hallborgsån=2005-04-16
BestOf:Unwetterhimmel=2004-08-06
Earth=2001-11-21
Fusion Desk=2002-12-24
KDE Metal Curve Wallpaper=2004-03-06
KDEsteel=2002-05-21
Macro Keyboard=2006-03-15
Melbourne skyline=2006-03-13
Morning Rays=2006-03-15
Moutain river=2005-09-06
Niedzica=2006-03-15
Over the clouds=2005-08-23
Pack Wall 1=2006-03-19
Reflecty Box=2005-04-16
Savannah River At Day=2006-03-15
Savannah River At Night=2006-03-15
The Joshua Desert=2004-12-06
Tuxwin=2004-01-30
Wallpaper - Alta Badia=2005-02-22
blue sun=2004-11-30
casualties.of.war=2004-02-09
drops=2005-06-13
golden gate bridge=2006-03-13
nz-valley=2005-02-23
sunshine after the rain=2005-03-30
[Media]
enabled=true
exclude=media/floppy5_unmounted
[Menubar]
ShowMenubar=false
[MiniCli]
CompletionItems=kinternet:1,kwrite:4,kcalc:2,k3b:1,kpowersave:2,superkaramba:1,smb4k:3,doom3:2,quake 4:1,qjoypad:2,ut2004:1,joy2key:1,gkrellm:1
History=kcalc,smb4k,gkrellm,kpowersave,qjoypad,k3b,kwrite,joy2key,ut2004,doom3,quake4,superkaramba,k internet
TerminalApps=ls
[Mouse Buttons]
Left=
Middle=WindowListMenu
Right=DesktopMenu
WheelSwitchesWorkspace=false
[Open-with settings]
CompletionMode=5
History=/sbin/yast2,kiconedit -caption "%c" %i %m %u
[ScreenSaver]
ActionBottomLeft=0
ActionBottomRight=0
ActionTopLeft=0
ActionTopRight=0
DPMS-dependent=false
LockGrace=60000
Priority=10
Saver=flurry.desktop
Timeout=300
[Version]
KDEVersionMajor=3
KDEVersionMinor=5
KDEVersionRelease=1
Don't know if that helps or not?
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03-24-2006, 12:43 AM
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#10
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2005
Location: US
Distribution: Mandrake 10.1
Posts: 16
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Well I set it exactly to your settings, same issue.
Did a little messing around and I guess it's the screensaver, KSwarm, all the other ones are working fine. Figures, the one that I want to use ;P.
Not sure if it's fixable or if it's just a software issue with my machine. Anyway thanks =) Quick reponse!
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03-24-2006, 12:59 AM
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#11
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2005
Location: US
Distribution: Mandrake 10.1
Posts: 16
Rep:
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Kswarm doesnt even show up in Gnome, hrm
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03-24-2006, 07:33 AM
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#12
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Member
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: 33.31N -111.97W
Distribution: SuSE
Posts: 919
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Be sure the [screensaver] section includes the needed DPMS entry:
[ScreenSaver]
DPMS-dependent=false
Enabled=true
Lock=false
LockGrace=60000
Saver=fadeplot.desktop
Timeout=480
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03-26-2006, 12:03 AM
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#13
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2005
Location: US
Distribution: Mandrake 10.1
Posts: 16
Rep:
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ActionBottomLeft=0
ActionBottomRight=0
ActionTopLeft=0
ActionTopRight=0
DPMS-dependent=false
LockGrace=60000
Priority=10
Saver=KSwarm.desktop
Timeout=60
Like I said, only the Kswarm screensaver isn't working :/
Its symptoms are exactly as described at the top of this topic, it's just weird how it works in preview and not when it supposed to. The screen just freezes instead (until I move mouse/keyboard).
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03-26-2006, 01:56 PM
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#14
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Member
Registered: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia/PA
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 452
Rep:
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Try it with just this
[ScreenSaver]
DPMS-dependent=false
LockGrace=60000
Saver=KSwarm.desktop
Timeout=60
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03-26-2006, 10:19 PM
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#15
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2005
Location: US
Distribution: Mandrake 10.1
Posts: 16
Rep:
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Same thing  It must just be screensaver specific problem
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