[nflug] standby mode

[David J. Andruczyk]

--- Kevin Chudy <kchudy at mail.netsos.com> wrote:

> The only screensaver I was aware of was configured when Gnome was
> running.
> Since I don't generally need a graphical environment, I boot the
> system to
> runlevel 3. Without Gnome running, I didn't know where to find a
> (another)
> screensaver.
> 
> I didn't get a chance to try Darin's suggestion yet. Hopefully later
> today.
> 
> But this leads me to another question. With a Linux system that has a
> graphical desktop like Gnome installed, if you don't generally need
> that
> desktop, what is the best way to get into a terminal only
> environment,
> while still having the ability to run Gnome or another desktop if
> needed?
> Am I doing it correctly booting to runlevel 3, switching to runlevel
> 5
> when needed?
> 

just run "startx" to start an X11 session.

if you wonder why the console blanks out in text mode (you didn't state
you were in text mode before),  that's the kernel shutting off the
screen to avoid monitor burn.  It can also be caused by APM or ACPI
managing the power consumption of the box. (check for apmd, or acpid)

To control console blanking read the man page on "setterm"

Dave J. Andruczyk

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