Jan van der Staaij wrote:
> Gordon wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> __/ [ Gordon ] on Tuesday 08 August 2006 13:37 \__
>>>
>>>> KDE 3.5.4 - I've chosen a screen saver, which works on the "test"
>>>> button, set it to come on 2 minutes after inactivity, with a password
>>>> 10 secs after to stop it. Nothing happens. All i get is a black screen,
>>>> and no password on restarting. If I use the "lock session" option on
>>>> the main menu however, all works OK!
>>>> help someone?
>>> What confuses me is the part where you say "All i get is a black screen,
>>> and no password on restarting". Is the computer getting 'jammed' and
>>> requires a reboot?
>>
>> No, sorry, I just move the mouse or press a key and my desktop
>> re-appears.
>>
>
> I had the same problem and found the following solution:
>
> Open the file /home/<your name>/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc in a normal
> texteditor and scroll down to the section mentioned [screensaver]. Add
> the following line in this section: DPMS-dependent=false and save the
> file.
>
> After this the screensaver will work like a charm.
>
> Jan
Thanks for the tip - now seems to be working!
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