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From: "Jose M. Alcaide" <jose@we.lc.ehu.es>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: xdm and screen saver
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 12:52:48 +0200
Organization: Universidad del Pais Vasco - Dpto. de Electricidad y Electronica
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Alexander Hausner wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am using FreeBSD 2.2.1 and it seems that the X-Screensaver does not
> work. In 2.1 there was no problem with it.
> 
> Tanks
> 
> Alexander Hausner
> (alex@hugo.bmg.gv.at)


If what you want is your monitor automatically powered off, then
you have to add the line

	Option	"power_saver"

to the "Device" section in /etc/XF86Config. Of course, both the
graphics adapter and the monitor must support this feature.

-- JM
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