Hi!
I've got a Centos 4.5 box at work.
I recently got a new LCD monitor and since that time have been having
screen saver problems (they might have been occurring with the older
CRT too but if so I didn't notice.)
I've set it up to use "blank screen" only, to go to black screen
in
20 minutes. Then I set up powersave to progress through the three
modes at short intervals so that after an hour the display should
be powered off.
If I sit there and watch it (say, e.g. I'm busy doing paperwork and
don't use the computer for a while :) it'll do exactly that, i.e., the
display goes OFF.
So, I leave at the end of the day. When I come in the next morning the
screen is NOT powered off, the power light is on (not yellow, not off)
and every little while an OSD window pops up saying it's getting no
video signal.
So, somewhere between going off in the short-term and being idle for
12-14 hours overnight, something goes awry and the display appears to
get turned back on.
Anyone got any idea how I can figure this one out?
I have very similar settings at home (now on Centos 5, but also previously
on Centos 4.5) and have not observed that behavior. Different computer,
different video card, different monitor, though I don't see what difference
it should make....
Thanks!
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---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us
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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
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On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 11:12:32PM -0500, fred smith alleged:> Hi! > > I've got a Centos 4.5 box at work. > > I recently got a new LCD monitor and since that time have been having > screen saver problems (they might have been occurring with the older > CRT too but if so I didn't notice.) > > I've set it up to use "blank screen" only, to go to black screen in > 20 minutes. Then I set up powersave to progress through the three > modes at short intervals so that after an hour the display should > be powered off. > > If I sit there and watch it (say, e.g. I'm busy doing paperwork and > don't use the computer for a while :) it'll do exactly that, i.e., the > display goes OFF. > > So, I leave at the end of the day. When I come in the next morning the > screen is NOT powered off, the power light is on (not yellow, not off) > and every little while an OSD window pops up saying it's getting no > video signal. > > So, somewhere between going off in the short-term and being idle for > 12-14 hours overnight, something goes awry and the display appears to > get turned back on. > > Anyone got any idea how I can figure this one out? > > I have very similar settings at home (now on Centos 5, but also previously > on Centos 4.5) and have not observed that behavior. Different computer, > different video card, different monitor, though I don't see what difference > it should make....Sounds like your box is doing the right thing and shutting off the video, but the monitor itself poewers on to complain about it. Maybe there is a setting in the monitor to not visibly whine. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20071107/7869165c/attachment.sig>
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:12:32 -0500 fred smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:> Anyone got any idea how I can figure this one out?Is it possible that external factors are causing this? For example, the chap going past your desk to switch the coffee pot on may shake the desk enough to make the mouse move. Etc. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com