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lumiwa

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Registered: 2005-12-26

Posts: 712

KDE-scrensaver

Hi!

I have KDE and scrensaver supposed to startup after 15 minutes but it never started.
In the kdesktoprc I have:

ScreenSaver]
DPMS-dependent=false
Enabled=true
Lock=false
LockGrace=60000
Saver=starwars.desktop
Timeout=900

Power management works.

Thanks...

jb

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From: Florida

Registered: 2006-06-22

Posts: 466

Re: KDE-scrensaver

Same thing has been happening here, but I gave up on it and just started using xscreensaver-demo. 

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lumiwa

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Registered: 2005-12-26

Posts: 712

Re: KDE-scrensaver

Same thing has been happening here, but I gave up on it and just started using xscreensaver-demo. 

Looks like that is a bug.
I found but I didn't try yet:

http://megaflexdestiny.net/bits/kde353screensaverfix/

McQueen

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From: Arizona

Registered: 2006-03-20

Posts: 387

Re: KDE-scrensaver

You can add any relevant info to the Arch Bug Report.

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lumiwa

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Registered: 2005-12-26

Posts: 712

Re: KDE-scrensaver

You can add any relevant info to the Arch Bug Report.

I think that is KDE bug. But I have one problem more. I wrote that power management works. No more. After last kernel update (or something other) works but after one hour when monitor is "power off" it couldn't come back. I need to reset computer. Also keyboard doesn't works.

lumiwa

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Registered: 2005-12-26

Posts: 712

Re: KDE-scrensaver

This to bugs cover problem with screensaver in KDE:

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=128610

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=129062

jemiele1

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Registered: 2006-01-10

Posts: 18

Re: KDE-scrensaver

Lumiwa -

I just tried out the replacement file at megaflexdestiny.net. It breaks Arch's KDE desktop.

I'm going to wait for the next build of kdebase to hit the Arch repositories.

- Joe

lumiwa

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Registered: 2005-12-26

Posts: 712

Re: KDE-scrensaver

Lumiwa -

I just tried out the replacement file at megaflexdestiny.net. It breaks Arch's KDE desktop.

I'm going to wait for the next build of kdebase to hit the Arch repositories.

- Joe

I had problem too - background was black.

jemiele1

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Registered: 2006-01-10

Posts: 18

Re: KDE-scrensaver

I have just upgraded to kdebase 3.5.3-4. My screensaver is working again!

Kudos to tpowa for the fix! 

dedhart

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Registered: 2006-07-02

Posts: 123

Re: KDE-scrensaver

Doesn't quite work here, I get a blank screen, but no decoration, just an empty screensaver.

edit: the fix posted here works.

lumiwa

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Registered: 2005-12-26

Posts: 712

Re: KDE-scrensaver

It works for me and I have DPMS-dependent=false in the kdestoprc which I didn't have before. I didn't try if works without.

jemiele1

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Registered: 2006-01-10

Posts: 18

Re: KDE-scrensaver

dedhart -

Just an FYI.

I have DPMS-dependent=false as well. That and kdebase 3.5.3-4 is the combination that got the screensaver working for me.

The DPMS setting is common across distros. It isn't an Arch Linux specific issue.

- Joe