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

[david]

Dale wrote:
> 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.

It's also possible that the computer's BIOS is blanking the display or 
turning it off.

-- 
David
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