I think you have to recompile the kernel. One of the options in the character devices section is the apm support, in which you can turn the console blanking off. Alternatively you can use $ xset s off (look at the xset manpage)
hope this helps, alex On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, John Juergensen wrote: > Hi all, > > I know this has gotta be a real simple basic question, but I've > been through all the man pages and how-tos I can find, with no > answer. > > After Linux recieves no input for a while, the screen blanks. > While this behavior is fine in character mode, it hoses my X server. > The screen gets all wavy and colors are wrong, like I've running it > in the wrong mode. A kill -HUP pid-of-X resets things just fine. > > So, how do I turn off this pesky screen blanking function? And > any insight into why it goofs so badly with the display would be > appreciated (just curious, you know). I'm running 2.0.6, BTW. > > TIA, > -jj > > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Lobkovsky Phone: (805) 893-3684 Institute for Theoretical Physics Fax: (805) 893-2431 University of California Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4030 WWW: http://rainbow.uchicago.edu/~lobkovsk --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
