[comp.sys.mips] screen saver

putz@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Eric Putz) (12/09/89)

I just received my new RS2030, and everything seems to work great - except
for the screen saver that is running under xdm.  The line in 
/usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers reads:

     :0 secure /usr/bin/X11/X -bs -su -s 5 -v -logo

What I would like to see the screen saver do is turn off the video,
leaving a blank, black screen, like most screen savers do.  I have
tried setting nologo, and have -v set for video off.  I can force the
screen to go black by setting root to solid black, but this seems like
a strange way to go about it.  Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.
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cliff@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Cliff Marcellus) (12/13/89)

In article <14718@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, putz@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Eric Putz) writes:
> 
> What I would like to see the screen saver do is turn off the video,
> leaving a blank, black screen, like most screen savers do.  I have
> tried setting nologo, and have -v set for video off.  I can force the
> screen to go black by setting root to solid black, but this seems like
> a strange way to go about it.  Any suggestions?
> 
  I'm using :

  :0 secure /usr/bin/X11/X -bs -su

  on my RS2030's and it does the kind of screen save you would like 
  (the full blackout).  I forget what the default timeout is... somewhere
  around 60 seconds.

Cliff

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