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From: cliff@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Cliff Marcellus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips
Subject: Re: screen saver
Summary: RS2030 and screen savers
Message-ID: <2237@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP>
Date: 13 Dec 89 14:27:50 GMT
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In article <14718@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, putz@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Eric Putz) writes:
> 
> What I would like to see the screen saver do is turn off the video,
> leaving a blank, black screen, like most screen savers do.  I have
> tried setting nologo, and have -v set for video off.  I can force the
> screen to go black by setting root to solid black, but this seems like
> a strange way to go about it.  Any suggestions?
> 
  I'm using :

  :0 secure /usr/bin/X11/X -bs -su

  on my RS2030's and it does the kind of screen save you would like 
  (the full blackout).  I forget what the default timeout is... somewhere
  around 60 seconds.

Cliff

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