Has anyone else seen this?
I have my screensaver set to activate after 2 hours, but it never does.
2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 #1 SMP Tue Aug 10 19:05:06 EDT 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux centos-release-5-5.el5.centos.x86_64
Mark
Hi Mark! (2010/08/23 7:47), Mark wrote:
I have my screensaver set to activate after 2 hours, but it never does.
#Appliation Issue After 2hr, another problem would be happened in your box. Many case some application rubs the CPU, these are high priority than screensavers prio.
#Kernel Issue You point your kernel, kernel changes many times time BASE ratio(100hz, 1000hz, 1024hz...). More newer kernel will fix this problem. Or Xserver(desktop GUI component) will fix this problem. Older kernel OK?, you have to switch back to old kernel.
Tsuyoshi
2010/8/22 Tsuyoshi Nagata nagata3333333@jp.fujitsu.com:
Hi Mark! (2010/08/23 7:47), Mark wrote:
I have my screensaver set to activate after 2 hours, but it never does.
#Appliation Issue After 2hr, another problem would be happened in your box. Many case some application rubs the CPU, these are high priority than screensavers prio.
#Kernel Issue You point your kernel, kernel changes many times time BASE ratio(100hz, 1000hz, 1024hz...). More newer kernel will fix this problem. Or Xserver(desktop GUI component) will fix this problem. Older kernel OK?, you have to switch back to old kernel.
After yet another test yesterday where I just left the machine idle for over 3 hours and the screensaver did not activate, I concluded that mplayer was not part of the problem and rebooted.
Screensaver now works just fine (same kernel, with or without mplayer running, 10 minutes or 2 hours), so I'm completely lost as to why it failed.
I tried looking through the .gnome and .gnome2 files for a clue, but there's nothing particularly informative in them, so I'm wondering where the screensaver settings are kept, etc. I'd rather not search every file on my system (some 800GB worth - ick!).
Google was not particularly informative on this subject, either, although I did find out how to make my own slideshow....
Mark
On 08/26/2010 01:06 PM, Mark informed us:
After yet another test yesterday where I just left the machine idle for over 3 hours and the screensaver did not activate, I concluded that mplayer was not part of the problem and rebooted.
Screensaver now works just fine (same kernel, with or without mplayer running, 10 minutes or 2 hours), so I'm completely lost as to why it failed.
I tried looking through the .gnome and .gnome2 files for a clue, but there's nothing particularly informative in them, so I'm wondering where the screensaver settings are kept, etc. I'd rather not search every file on my system (some 800GB worth - ick!).
Google was not particularly informative on this subject, either, although I did find out how to make my own slideshow....
Mark _____
Reading between the lines, I conclude that you're running a gnome desktop. F.Y.I., I have seen that failure to activate the screensaver, running KDE 3.5.4-25.el5.centos.1 on kernel 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5PAE. Maybe you haven't tried it from this angle but I'm a hard-headed old fart and still boot into run level 3, log in and issue startx. All I do to restore the screensaver function is shut down X and startx. This straightens out the screensaver just fine. In addition to being much quicker than rebooting, it has the added advantage of not disturbing services, cron jobs, etc. I don't worry too much about the screensaver anyhow since I started using this LCD monitor. I understand there ain't no fleecy li'l phosphors to worry about no mo'.
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