Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:9478 comp.sys.amiga.hardware:9928 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!noc.sura.net!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!mojo!eng.umd.edu!tgoose From: tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: TURN COMPUTER OFF OR LEAVE ON? Message-ID: <1991Jun6.211802.10952@eng.umd.edu> Date: 6 Jun 91 21:18:02 GMT References: <1991May24.033650.15836@cbnewsc.att.com> <20114@rsiatl.Dixie.Com> <1991May25.151636.679@monu0.cc.monash.edu.au> <1991Jun3.194555.3525@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu> <1991Jun3.222753.4186@trl.oz.au> <1991Jun4.21024 Sender: news@eng.umd.edu (C-News) Reply-To: tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms) Organization: College of Engineering, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park Lines: 32 In article <1991Jun4.210249.1190@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu>, consp03@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Kriston J. Rehberg) writes: > > Hmm... yes, they did. Not sure if it works on the console with no > X-server running (we have to start X manually around here - no cutsie > log-in screens) but there is a screen blanker built in to the system, at > least in the X environment, that is always there. > > Later, > > Kris > > +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > |Kriston J. Rehberg, Student Consultant, SUNY Binghamton Computer Services | > |consp03@BINGSUNS.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU +---------------------------+ > |consp03@BINGVAXU.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU |Opinions expressed here are| > |CONSP03@BINGVAXA.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU |my own and do not represent| > |CONSP03@BINGVMB.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU |those of this organization | > +-----> Only Amiga makes it possible! <-----------+--------------------- ;-b -+ Unfortunatly we run our Sun lab in console mode so as to give people a choice of SunView or X. This summer when we upgrade to 4.1.1 we will run xdm on these machines. This is because people run these machines in console mode even when they are told not to. Running them in console mode slows the whole system down and is really rude to other users who may be using it. Not to mention it screws things up with kerberos. In anycase the screenblanker does work in console mode. Have a good day. Jason Garms tgoose@eng.umd.edu