[SOLVED] How to set screensaver

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[SOLVED] How to set screensaver

Postby vinoman » Feb 2nd, '14, 22:51

I'm running Mageia 4 KDE

I go to the screensaver settings and it looks like its set up to turn on after ten minutes but nothing happens. How do you set up the screensaver?
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby doktor5000 » Feb 3rd, '14, 00:41

Please use the search function, has been discussed multiple times recently.
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby vinoman » Feb 3rd, '14, 00:45

doktor5000 wrote:Please use the search function, has been discussed multiple times recently.


I searched here in the forum and got no instructions. what search engine are you talking about? your wiki?
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby doktor5000 » Feb 3rd, '14, 00:49

What did you search for at search.php or at the top right in the header? Searching for "screensaver kde" throws up 37 matches.
What do you mean by "your wiki"?
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby vinoman » Feb 3rd, '14, 01:00

The Mageia wiki. I searched for: How to set up screensaver. which was a poor choice. I will search again. Thanks
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby doktor5000 » Feb 3rd, '14, 01:35

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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby vinoman » Feb 3rd, '14, 20:37

None of these threads explain how to turn on the screensaver. I go into the settings and it looks like it should turn in in ten minutes, but it does nothing. I've used KDE for many years so I've gone to these settings before. Maybe there is a bug in KDE? Nobody seems to know. I might as well forget about the screensavers since nobody can explain how to get it to work. In past, the screensavers in Mandriva and Mageia worked by default, now they don't. What happened?
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby doktor5000 » Feb 3rd, '14, 22:35

Well, have a look at the documentation: http://userbase.kde.org/System_Settings ... nd_Monitor

I didn't have it enabled (I prefer screen turning off, as screen saver isn't good for digital displays at all, but anyways)
enabled automatic start after 1 minute, selected screensaver instead simple locker, selected Slideshow in th bottom window (which is the Mandriva/Mageia default) and set it to 60 seconds and waited. Then screensaver kicked in.

You didn't even mention which screensaver you have selected (as some of them require hardware acceleration ...)
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby vinoman » Feb 3rd, '14, 22:59

Yes the Slideshow is what it is set to. I've done this before and for some reason its not working, maybe there is a difference in KDE 4.11.4
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby doktor5000 » Feb 3rd, '14, 23:04

What do you see in terminal when you run
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/usr/bin/kslideshow.kss --demo

Does the screensaver start?
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby vinoman » Feb 4th, '14, 14:19

doktor5000 wrote:What do you see in terminal when you run
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/usr/bin/kslideshow.kss --demo

Does the screensaver start?


yes, a window opens with the slideshow. but how do I get it to turn on? the controls looks like its on but its not. its in screen locker settings, its not listed as screensaver.
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby vinoman » Feb 4th, '14, 14:22

I just turned off screen energy savings in power management, maybe that is why it doesn't turn on.
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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby vinoman » Feb 4th, '14, 15:12

Turning off the energy savings is what was causing the screensaver not to come on.

Problem solved

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Re: How to set screensaver

Postby doktor5000 » Feb 4th, '14, 15:16

vinoman wrote:
doktor5000 wrote:What do you see in terminal when you run
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/usr/bin/kslideshow.kss --demo

Does the screensaver start?


yes, a window opens with the slideshow. but how do I get it to turn on? the controls looks like its on but its not. its in screen locker settings, its not listed as screensaver.

Yes, it is, it's called slideshow and it's the default screensaver.

vinoman wrote:Turning off the energy savings is what was causing the screensaver not to come on.
Problem solved


Well, if screen blanks out after 5 minutes, you will probably never see your screensaver which kicks in after 10 minutes ... :P
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