gfr@wolfgang.mitre.org (Glenn Roberts) (12/25/88)
This one took me a while to figure out so I thought I'd pass the information along: The default configuration on the 386i has an annoying 'screen blanker' running. This blanks the screen every 5 or 10 minutes or so in such a way that when you move the mouse the entire screen must be repainted (instead of the usual "instant on" typical of /usr/bin/screenblank). If you "grep" through the /etc/rc files you won't find where this screen blanker is started. The way to turn this blanker off is to remove the "-n" option from the console entry in /etc/ttytab. This will also keep the system from running the cute "login tool". You can then run the normal screenblank utility by adding a line to /etc/rc.local. I include the flag "-d 1800" to set the delay to 30 minutes. - Glenn Roberts, The MITRE Corp., McLean VA (703)-883-6820 gfr%wolfgang@gateway.mitre.org