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--- disable_screen_blanking [2008/01/30 11:09] – created juckins
+++ disable_screen_blanking [2012/02/06 13:32] – juckins
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   - If the screen is still blanking, login as the user and execute **xscreensaver**.  Use the xscreensaver interface to disable any screensaver/screen blanking.
+Other notes:
+<code>
+N-AWIPS Workstations
+Install 5.x Desktop
+Install X devel ( yum -y install *X* xorg* *x11* )
+Install fvwm
+yum install nedit
+Configure login banner with gdmsetup
+install ksh ( yum -y install ksh )
+Use the Generic/Postscript Driver for the plotter (plotter1.nhc.noaa.gov ) with the command “system-config-printer”.
+sym link csh and ksh ( ln -s /bin/csh /usr/bin/csh, ln -s /usr/bin/ksh /bin/ksh )
+/etc/gdm/custom.conf file and disable the CheckDirOwner option as show below:
+  [security]
+  CheckDirOwner=false
+  RelaxPermissions=2
+  gdm-restart
+* Screen Blanking
+In xorg.conf:
+Section "ServerFlags"
+  Option          "BlankTime"     "0"
+  Option          "StandbyTime"   "0"
+  Option          "SuspendTime"   "0"
+  Option          "OffTime"       "0"
+  Option "dpms" "false"
+  EndSection
+</code>
+[[http://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/xorg.conf.5.html]]
+__Option "BlankTime" "time"__
+sets the inactivity timeout for the blanking phase of the screensaver. time is in minutes. This is equivalent to the Xorg server's `-s' flag, and the value can be changed at run-time with xset(1x) . Default: 10 minutes.
+__Option "StandbyTime" "time"__
+sets the inactivity timeout for the "standby" phase of DPMS mode. time is in minutes, and the value can be changed at run-time with xset(1x) . Default: 20 minutes. This is only suitable for VESA DPMS compatible monitors, and may not be supported by all video drivers. It is only enabled for screens that have the "DPMS" option set (see the MONITOR section below).
+__Option "SuspendTime" "time"__
+sets the inactivity timeout for the "suspend" phase of DPMS mode. time is in minutes, and the value can be changed at run-time with xset(1x) . Default: 30 minutes. This is only suitable for VESA DPMS compatible monitors, and may not be supported by all video drivers. It is only enabled for screens that have the "DPMS" option set (see the MONITOR section below).
+__Option "OffTime" "time"__
+sets the inactivity timeout for the "off" phase of DPMS mode. time is in minutes, and the value can be changed at run-time with xset(1x) . Default: 40 minutes. This is only suitable for VESA DPMS compatible monitors, and may not be supported by all video drivers. It is only enabled for screens that have the "DPMS" option set (see the MONITOR section below).