I was testing out some new screensavers and now my system will not go in to screensaver mode. I had installed the xscreensavers, and the kdeartwork packages.

Any ideas what is happening?

Try removing the screensaver configuration file:

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rm -f $(kde4-config --localprefix)/share/config/kscreensaverrc

bcooksley wrote:Try removing the screensaver configuration file:

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rm -f $(kde4-config --localprefix)/share/config/kscreensaverrc

Did not work.

Do you have a timeout, etc. set in System Settings > Appearance > Screen Savers? ( If you had one, it will probably be gone now )

bcooksley wrote:Do you have a timeout, etc. set in System Settings > Appearance > Screen Savers? ( If you had one, it will probably be gone now )

That's not it. I just set the timer to 1min and still not screensavers. I tried blanks screen also... no go.

Does the screensaver work if you press "Test" (in the screensaver module, System Settings)? Does it appear if you lock your session?

Hans wrote:Does the screensaver work if you press "Test" (in the screensaver module, System Settings)? Does it appear if you lock your session?

Yes & Yes - No problems there.

Hans wrote:Does the screensaver work if you press "Test" (in the screensaver module, System Settings)? Does it appear if you lock your session?

So no idea? Should I try to reinstall the kde art package? (And why are there no default screensavers in the first place?)

I do not know why there are no default screen savers. You could definitely try reinstalling the KDE artwork package. You might also want to try removing the xscreensavers package.