Don't know why , but after I upgraded to the cooker yesterday, it doesn't
happen anymore. thanks anyway :-)
Oded
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From: "Boaz Rymland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Oded Arbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Linux-IL mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 10:49
Subject: Re: Console problem
> Oded Arbel wrote:
> >
> > Hi list.
> > I have this wierd problem with my console (on Mandrake 7.2) - after
typing
> > away at the console for a while (a few minutes), my screen goes blank -
like
> > the screensaver that normally kicks in after a few minutes of inactivity
?
> > but this happens while I'm working, and after it kicks in - I can't turn
it
> > off by moviing my mouse or typing stuff - instead I have to switch to
the
> > graphical console or the aurora console (which is also graphical), and
back
> > again.
> > any idea why ?
>
> Nope. But you can try "setterm -blank 0" . This disables console blanking.
I use
> it on my servers at work as a quick solution to digging that console
blanking
> issue. (I put it in one of the rc scripts, so it's automatically loads up
at
> boot time).
>
> Boaz.
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