Re: [gentoo-user] Screen-saver annoyance after recent update

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de>]

On Sonntag, 20. Juli 2008, Mick wrote:
> On Saturday 19 July 2008, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> > On Samstag, 19. Juli 2008, Walter Dnes wrote:
> > > On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 10:08:03PM +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote
> > >
> > > > How about: not using screensavers at all?
> > >
> > >   Now for a stupid-sounding question... what is the screensaver called?
> > > A "ps -ef" doesn't show any process with "screen" in the name.  Man x
> > > and man xorg don't help.  I'm running blackbox, so I don't have a
> > > gazillion settings widgets (nothing helpful in man blackbox).  How can
> > > I find what program is blanking the screen?  Once I do that, I can
> > > either set parameters or disable it.
> >
> > so you are not using a screensaver but dpms screen blanking?
> >
> > xset --help
> >
> > will answer your question.
>
> In your xorg.conf check the setting for:
>
> Option "SuspendTime" "10"

you don't need to edit xorg.conf

you can set all that stuff via xset (or kcontrol).