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From: Justin Hart <justinhart@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] stopping screen going blank
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:40:45
Message-Id: a330f67d0604272134s4044a675jb5f8645cbd0559e2@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] stopping screen going blank by Geoff
1 Burn a knoppix CD and see if it keeps happening under Knoppix. That
2 is, if Knoppix isn't configured, out the box, to turn off your screen
3 like that.
4
5 If it does, it's a Linux configuration issue, if it doesn't, then it's
6 hardware. Do you have Windows installed on that machine? Same deal.
7
8 Justin
9
10 On 4/28/06, Geoff <geoff@××××××××××××××××.au> wrote:
11 > I have checked my bios and monitor and cant find anything there? Does
12 > anybody have any other ideas??
13 >
14 > I am using a desktop AMD64 with Gentoo 2.6.16r1 and Dell 2405FPW
15 > screen
16 >
17 > Cheers
18 > Geoff
19 >
20 >
21 >
22 >
23 >
24 > On 22:34 Thu 27 Apr , JimD wrote:
25 > > Geoff wrote:
26 > > > My screen keeps going blank after about 5 miniutes. I have DPMS turned off and still my screen goes blank. I dont have a screen saver set. Does anybody know how to stop this?
27 > > >
28 > > > Geoff.
29 > > >
30 > > > REMEMBER:- Those that get what they want, are the ones who show up to get it....
31 > >
32 > > Check if your monitor has some built-in option to switch off after a
33 > > certain period.
34 > >
35 > > Jim
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40 > > JimD
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47 > Chow,
48 >
49 > Geoff.
50 >
51 > REMEMBER:- Those that get what they want, are the ones who show up to get it....
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