I wrote a week or so ago about getting the screen to suspend/turn off. Many replies (correctly) said to use 'Option "power_saver"' in XF86Config. Within 5 minutes, I had it working. The problem is, I haven't been able to get it to work since! The one thing different from many that posted is that with my system I have to use 'xset s noblank' to even get the screensaver to kick in (otherwise only the cursor disappears). Also, the screensaver won't work if 'xset s noexpose' is used. Using SuspendTime and OffTime don't make a difference. There aren't any other options to play with. Has anyone else had problems like this?
The system uses an ATI Mach64 CT if that matters. - Sue P.S. Just to head this one off, there have been no other screensavers active since the last reboot.