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bgc1954

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From: Edmonton, AB, Canada

Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 1,160

KDE screensaver won't start?

I encountered this problem with the KDE screensaver not starting when time is up and if anyone else has had this problem I discovered a solution with much googling.  Edit your ~./kde/share/config/kdesktoprc file.  In the screensaver section add a line "DPMS-dependent=false" (no quotes).  Never had a KDE screensaver problem before.  Must be a 3.5 thing.  This fix worked for me.

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bgc1954

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From: Edmonton, AB, Canada

Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 1,160

Re: KDE screensaver won't start?

Sorry about the typo.  It should be edit ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc if you hadn't already figured it out.

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dienadel

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Registered: 2005-12-23

Posts: 179

Re: KDE screensaver won't start?

good! a few weeks ago (after the upgrade from 3.5.0 to 3.5.1? or xorg upgrade?), i noticed that the screensaver (black screen) in KDE didn't start . My solution was desactivating it :-P as i don't usually make use of it.

I'll try what you say.

Bye!

EDIT: Yes, it worked

McQueen

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From: Arizona

Registered: 2006-03-20

Posts: 387

Re: KDE screensaver won't start?

Thanks for posting that fix, bgc1954.
It had me stumped.

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byte

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From: Düsseldorf (DE)

Registered: 2006-05-01

Posts: 2,046

Re: KDE screensaver won't start?

Ha, great! Thanks for digging this up.

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Juliao

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From: Florianopolis, SC - Brazil

Registered: 2007-10-22

Posts: 1

Re: KDE screensaver won't start?

Work great here, kde screensavers stopping working some days ago, probably after some update. Thanks!