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SenorSnor

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From: Delft, Netherlands

Registered: 2006-09-13

Posts: 48

XScreensaver won't start

Hi, just installed Arch. Like it a lot, but can't get a screensaver up and running .. I use Xfce, and have xscreensaver and xautolock installed. XScreensaver is running. When I want to configure the screensaver from Xfce, I get a list of the possible screensavers but for all screensavers it says "No preview available". When I start a preview anyway, the screen goes black and in yellow letters at the top it says "xscreensaver <time> child pid <pid> (screensavername) terminated with signal 11". I guess I'm missing some package here, or maybe I'm doing something else wrong?

SenorSnor

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From: Delft, Netherlands

Registered: 2006-09-13

Posts: 48

Re: XScreensaver won't start

Just installed kde but it doesn't work there either ..

Snowman

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From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: XScreensaver won't start

I don't know about xfce or kde screensaver, but to use xscreensaver, first run

$ xscreensaver-demo

to configure it. BTW, you can also lock the screen with xscreensaver.To run it put:

xscreensaver-command -exit
xscreensaver &

in your ~/.xinitrc. Here, I assume that you use startx to start xfce.

SenorSnor

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From: Delft, Netherlands

Registered: 2006-09-13

Posts: 48

Re: XScreensaver won't start

I don't know about xfce or kde screensaver, but to use xscreensaver, first run

$ xscreensaver-demo

to configure it.

Well, Xfce's screensaver-setup-thingy apparently calls xscreensaver-demo, this is the same window you get when you try to configure the screensaver with Xfce. If I run xscreensaver-demo the same happens. No preview available, clicking on preview makes the screensaver crash.

Good to know I'm not the only one with this ..

Snowman

Developer/Forum Fellow

From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: XScreensaver won't start

Is your system up-to-date?

SenorSnor

Member

From: Delft, Netherlands

Registered: 2006-09-13

Posts: 48

Re: XScreensaver won't start

Yes, just tried it again but it's up to date.

dedhart

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Registered: 2006-07-02

Posts: 123

Re: XScreensaver won't start

what does it say when you run 'locale' it should give you an output like this:

LANG=en_US.utf8
LC_CTYPE="en_US.utf8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_US.utf8"
LC_TIME="en_US.utf8"
LC_COLLATE=C
LC_MONETARY="en_US.utf8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_US.utf8"
LC_PAPER="en_US.utf8"
LC_NAME="en_US.utf8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_US.utf8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.utf8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.utf8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.utf8"
LC_ALL=

otherwise uncomment relevant lines in locale.gen and run 'locale-gen'

test1000

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Registered: 2005-04-03

Posts: 834

Re: XScreensaver won't start

don't know if this is related but xscreensaver doesn't work with root.

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SenorSnor

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From: Delft, Netherlands

Registered: 2006-09-13

Posts: 48

Re: XScreensaver won't start

tnx dedhart, that solved it! woohoooo!!!!