Yes, it will turn off my montor even when I'm actively using it. It's possible that it's a screensaver or ACPI bug, it would be worth a try to disable all ACPI and screensaver settings and see if that fixes it for you. As for me, this behavior stops happening after 3-4 monitor shutdowns. On Mon, 31 May 2004 18:50:03 -0400, Ragone_Andrew <andrag@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Is that while you are activly using it? And if i turn off the screensaver it SHOULD stop? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Stone [mailto:chris.stone@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Mon 5/31/2004 6:46 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Cc: > Subject: Re: Random Screen Blank on startup all the Time. > > This happens to me about 3-4 times when I first boot X.org. It's like > it goes into screensaver mode. However, I can recover by just > pressing any key, and the monitor will turn back on. It will turn off > my monitor about 3-4 times but then after that it goes back to normal > and never happens again. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ragone_Andrew <andrag@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 18:42:44 -0400 > Subject: Random Screen Blank on startup all the Time. > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > I have posted to Bugzilla but have not gotten any replies. I am > wondering if anyone is familiar with this problem: > > Description of problem: > > I have an error where the screen blacks out [seems to turn off all > > output to the monitor] after a certain period of time whether I am > > activly using my system or it is idle. I need to either restart the > > computer to regain functionality or SOMETIMES i can Ctrl-Alt-F7 or F8 > > and it will switch back into the X session I had been running. > > Otherwise Ctrl-Alt-F1 doesnt even bring up the shell, > > Ctrl-Alt-Backspace doesnt restart X, and the keyboard seems to not > > function [i know this because no keyboard lights go on for Num/Caps > > lock]. It occurs after my installation of FC2 x86_64 today and I > > origianlly thought it may be the wrong monitor that I specificed, but > > I returned to generic and it still occurs. I am running a PCI ATI > > All-In-Wonder Radeon [i believe 7000 series] on a FC2 AMD Athlon64 > > system with x86_64. > > Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): > > default FC2 x86_64 release > > How reproducible: > > Always > > Steps to Reproduce: > > 1. Install FC2 on x86_64 > > 2. Boot up X and logon > > 3. Use the computer for 10-20 minutes or let it be idle and will find > > the screen go blank > > Actual Results: Screen goes blank. Usually keyboard is unrepsonsive > > to X restart commands or Shell keycodes. > > Expected Results: X continue to function normally. No reason for the > > screen to go blank. The drivers and config SEEM to be correct as it > > takes time for this issue to occue. > > Additional info: > > Have tried to reconfigure the monitor display. Didnt work. > > -Andrew > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > >
