Ben Rosenberg wrote:

* ethhoack ethandphi exbeess (ethh@satanii.enemy.org) [010708 11:57]: ->just installed suse 7.2, works fine, but in kde2, the screensaver works ->only in the preview pane and in manual fullscreen preview. when the ->screensaver is supposed to go from its own, i just get a blank screen ->whatever screensaver i select. what's wrong ??

You will need to update the kdebase RPM which can be found in the 7.2 updates directory on the ftp server.

I'm having a similar problem with KDE 2.2Beta1, which I believe I've fully installed: pwa@suillus:/aux/home/pwa > rpm -qi kdebase Name : kdebase Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 2.2beta1 Vendor: SuSE GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany Release : 0 Build Date: Sat 30 Jun 2001 04:49:10 PM EDT Install date: Wed 04 Jul 2001 03:38:40 PM EDT Build Host: heron.suse.de Group : X11/KDE/Base Source RPM: kdebase-2.2beta1-0.src.rpm Size : 33453701 License: GPL Packager : feedback@suse.de Summary : KDE 2 base package: ksysguard daemon Description : This package contains kdebase, one of the basic packages of the K Desktop Environment. It contains among others KWIN, the KDE window manager; KONQUEROR, the KDE browser; KControl, the configuration program. This package is not needed if you want to start some KDE 2 applications, but not to use the KDE 2 Desktop. The behavior I see is a little different: instead of getting a blank screen, I get a frozen screen, which I can easily unlock by moving the mouse or pressing a key. But what I can't get is the screensaver. Any chance that this could be Nvidia-related? Paul

* Paul Abrahams (abrahams@acm.org) [010708 13:19]: ->Paul Abrahams wrote: -> ->> Ben Rosenberg wrote: ->> ->> > * ethhoack ethandphi exbeess (ethh@satanii.enemy.org) [010708 11:57]: ->> > ->just installed suse 7.2, works fine, but in kde2, the screensaver works ->> > ->only in the preview pane and in manual fullscreen preview. when the ->> > ->screensaver is supposed to go from its own, i just get a blank screen ->> > ->whatever screensaver i select. what's wrong ?? ->> > ->> > You will need to update the kdebase RPM which can be found in the 7.2 ->> > updates directory on the ftp server. ->> ->> ->> The behavior I see is a little different: instead of getting a blank screen, ->> I get a frozen screen, which I can easily unlock by moving the mouse or ->> pressing a key. But what I can't get is the screensaver. ->> ->> Any chance that this could be Nvidia-related? -> ->Actually, I now think it *is* Nvidia-related: it shows up only on those ->screen-savers that are labelled (GL). No, it's not. Paul if you really hate nVidia..get a different card my friend ;) I had the issue with 2.2 beta1 (sorry I forgot to post the fix)...by default the Priority the screensaver runs at is low. I loved it to about 40% up from low and it worked fine. Sorry for now posting that earlier :) -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- The only argument for the superiority of Windows over UNIX is that General Protection Fault outranks Colonel Panic.

* Paul Abrahams (abrahams@acm.org) [010708 13:39]: ->Ben Rosenberg wrote: -> ->> * Paul Abrahams (abrahams@acm.org) [010708 13:19]: ->> ->> ->> The behavior I see is a little different: instead of getting a blank screen, ->> ->> I get a frozen screen, which I can easily unlock by moving the mouse or ->> ->> pressing a key. But what I can't get is the screensaver. ->> ->> ->> ->> Any chance that this could be Nvidia-related? ->> -> ->> ->Actually, I now think it *is* Nvidia-related: it shows up only on those ->> ->screen-savers that are labelled (GL). ->> ->> No, it's not. Paul if you really hate nVidia..get a different card my ->> friend ;) ->> ->> I had the issue with 2.2 beta1 (sorry I forgot to post the fix)...by ->> default the Priority the screensaver runs at is low. I loved it to about ->> 40% up from low and it worked fine. -> ->Ben, I just tried raising the priority all the way and I still get the frozen ->screen. And with a non-GL screensaver I get the screensaver. Moreover, I've ->been making changes to my Nvidia setup in an effort to get the acceleration going, ->and I don't remember having this problem a couple of days ago. I have my XF86Config file pretty much mirroring Curtis's and OpenGL up and running. I use the pipe screensaver and haven't had any issues. I can send you the config file for X and the switch2nv_glx script I use ( Which was modified by Mads and myself)..it works. Let me know..in fact if I get more then 3 requests for it. I will just post it publicly. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- The only argument for the superiority of Windows over UNIX is that General Protection Fault outranks Colonel Panic.

* Paul Abrahams (abrahams@acm.org) [010708 15:25]: ->Ben Rosenberg wrote: -> ->> I have my XF86Config file pretty much mirroring Curtis's and OpenGL up ->> and running. I use the pipe screensaver and haven't had any issues. I ->> can send you the config file for X and the switch2nv_glx script I use ( ->> Which was modified by Mads and myself)..it works. ->> ->> Let me know..in fact if I get more then 3 requests for it. I will just ->> post it publicly. -> ->I'd like to get it -- and maybe Mads can arrange to have it included in the SuSE ->support database. I gather from the fact that you wrote your own that the Nvidia one ->doesn't work quite right -- otherwise, why bother? What was the problem with it? -> No..No..we modified the SuSE switch2 script so that it correctly uses the GLX from nVidia..which it didn't before. It's a SuSE script..just tweaked. I don't know if it's different in the 7.2 release..I haven't looked as I am still running 7.1 because of my fear of fscking with a well running system...will be running for a while. Here's the script. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- The only argument for the superiority of Windows over UNIX is that General Protection Fault outranks Colonel Panic.

* Paul Abrahams (abrahams@acm.org) [010708 15:52]: ->Ben Rosenberg wrote: -> ->> No..No..we modified the SuSE switch2 script so that it correctly uses ->> the GLX from nVidia..which it didn't before. It's a SuSE script..just ->> tweaked. I don't know if it's different in the 7.2 release..I haven't ->> looked as I am still running 7.1 because of my fear of fscking with ->> a well running system...will be running for a while. ->> ->> Here's the script. -> ->Hmm. Script vanished into the ether. Could you send it again? -> ->And by the way, what was the malfunction in the original SuSE script? Did it do anything ->useful at all? It didn't look in the place that the new GLX was put for some odd reason..or so that's how I remember it. It's been about 6 weeks since it was done. Here ya go. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- The only argument for the superiority of Windows over UNIX is that General Protection Fault outranks Colonel Panic.

On Sunday 08 July 2001 16:26, Ben wrote:

I had the issue with 2.2 beta1 (sorry I forgot to post the fix)...by default the Priority the screensaver runs at is low. I loved it to about 40% up from low and it worked fine.

I turned mine up to 100% and it made no difference at all. *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 7.2 Professional KDE 2.1.2 KMail 1.2 Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ***************************************************

Ben Rosenberg wrote:

* Bryan Tyson (bryantyson@earthlink.net) [010709 10:49]: ->On Sunday 08 July 2001 16:26, Ben wrote: -> ->> I had the issue with 2.2 beta1 (sorry I forgot to post the fix)...by ->> default the Priority the screensaver runs at is low. I loved it to ->> about 40% up from low and it worked fine. -> ->I turned mine up to 100% and it made no difference at all.

question: Do you still have your original .kde2 directory? If so try moving it to kde2.user and let KDE recreate it...just for testing purposes.

Actually, another way to test whether the cause is anything in the current .kde2 directory is to create a new user and see if the problem occurs within that user's account. Paul