Monitor power management problem with Gnome 1.4

[DixieFlatline]

Does anyone know how to make Gnome shut off the monitor after a specifed amount of idle time? The check box option found in the screen saver setting does not do anything. The screen saver just run forever!!

Thanks,
Karl

 

[cratylus]

Actually, I've usually had the *opposite* problem. Systems
insisting on powering off a monitor, even when I wanna look at da
pwetty pictures.

try 'man xset'. something like 'xset s on' or 'xset s blank' or 'xset dpms' might work.

 

[DixieFlatline]

Thanks,
I will give it a try