[kde-linux] Want display lit 7/24. how?

[Dale]

jim at okgeosurvey1.gov wrote:
> openSuSE10.2
> Linux2.6.18.2-default i686
> KDE 35.5"release45"
>
> We have some SuSE 10.2 boxes
> we want the display up 7/24.
>
> Deactivating the screen saver
> does not help, nor does anything
> we can find in yast.
>
> xset s off
> xset -dpms
>
> Will do what we need,
> but they do not survive reboot,
> and they do confusing things when
> we use x11vnc.
>
> If possible we would like to
> be able to set the box with
> display ALWAYS up including
> through reboot and use of x11vnc.
> We would like the display
> always on unless I became
> root and deliberately
> changed it. Is this possible?
>
> Another problem is that xset
> refuses to work from a remote
> box by ssh, even if we have
> added the remote box's name
> or IP with xhost.
>
> Because our seismic data does
> not call for high security,
> we do NOT have a firewall on
> any box.
>
> Jim Lawson
> Oklahoma Geological Survey
> Leonard, Oklahoma
>
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Check your xorg.conf file and comment out if needed.  Look for something
like this:

> Section "ServerFlags"
>
>     Option    "BlankTime"      "5"
>     Option    "StandbyTime"    "10"
> #    Option    "SuspendTime"    "10"
> #    Option    "OffTime"    "10"
> EndSection

and this:

>     Option      "DPMS" "TRUE"

I'm not sure that will help but it would be ONE thing to check at
least.  You may also want to check setterm.  I'm not sure if what you
posted will override it's settings or not.

Hope that helps.

Dale

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