I've run across a couple of things I'm not quite sure why, but just discovered the libtermcap.* was not installed from the CD's. I would have thought the termcap libs would be part of the base install, and in fact, when I retrieved them with yum, it does show "base" or "core". Is this just some errant behavior one time or is something broken in the install? I've also found a couple more that did not get installed, but don't recall now what they were, but being part of base, I'd again, think they should be.
OS is 4.1 x86-64
My previous question did not provide any answers about dpms, so I ask again.. I have dpms enabled, but the monitor will never suspend or turn off. xset q shows dpms enabled. I've tried with and without a screensaver and still the same thing. The monitor is a Samsung 192N (supported).
Any ideas?
On Sat, 10 Sep 2005, Sam Drinkard wrote:
I've run across a couple of things I'm not quite sure why, but just discovered the libtermcap.* was not installed from the CD's. I would have
No idea.
thought the termcap libs would be part of the base install, and in fact, when I retrieved them with yum, it does show "base" or "core". Is this just some
This just means it's in the base repository - the base repository contains all the rpms from the 4.1 CD/DVD (while the updates repository are the security and bug fixes, and other repositories like centosplus contain addons and extras etc). The fact that it's base has nothing to do with installtime base (everything from installtime is within the base repository).
errant behavior one time or is something broken in the install? I've also found a couple more that did not get installed, but don't recall now what they were, but being part of base, I'd again, think they should be.
OS is 4.1 x86-64
My previous question did not provide any answers about dpms, so I ask again.. I have dpms enabled, but the monitor will never suspend or turn off. xset q shows dpms enabled. I've tried with and without a screensaver and still the same thing. The monitor is a Samsung 192N (supported).
Any ideas?
My guess is either the monitor or the video card is broken/buggy (possibly also the X drivers for the graphics card...) - maybe a badly connected (or broken) monitor cable as well.
Does "xset dpms force off" turn off the screen?
Cheers, MaZe.
No, the xset force off does not turn the monitor off, but it does blank the screen as if it were in perhaps suspend mode. The card is an ATI X600 card with the ATI drivers installed. It also has an ATI Mach 64 card in it that has the same behavior. The cable is OK, as is the monitor since it works on other machines that support energy savings modes.
As for the libs, I was just surprised that a lib as common as termcap did not get put in from the CD's as part of the base installation. Not a big deal, but it sure makes compiling things tough when it can't find them and you assume all the common libs are installed. I'm not sure if this is the first time or 2nd time that has happened since I did the original install on one drive, the replaced it with a larger drive. Either way, just thought I'd ask and let somebody know that perhaps its not being picked up on initial install
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Sam Drinkard