Workaround for Feisty screensaver bug

When I watch videos in full screen, I usually stop using the mouse. When I do this, I find that the screen blanks after just about exactly 20 minutes.

xorg.conf has options for DPMS control on monitors. This appears to be the one that is causing us problems.

The following procedure is the workaround for this problem.Before doing any chnages you need to take backup of xorg.conf file

sudp cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig

Solution1

Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf file using the following command

sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and add the following lines

Section “ServerFlags”
#other options can go here
Option “BlankTime” “0″
Option “StandbyTime” “0″
Option “SuspendTime” “0″
Option “OffTime” “0″
EndSection

Save and exit the file

Solution 2

Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf file using the following command

sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This effectively disables power management on your monitor Settings

Section “Monitor”
#other options can go here
Option “DPMS” “false”
EndSection

Save and exit the file and restart your machin



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