Hi Guys,

A long time ago, I disabled the Kscreensaver to use Xscreensaver (xscreensaver allows me to select which savers I want and which I don't).

However, xscreensaver isn't linked to the session manager so my family can't log on to my machine without logging me off. They complained, I complain, so I have to change back.

I disabled the autostart of Xscreensaver and initialised kscreensaver using the desktop config. Nothing.

So I googled "kscreensaver doesn't work" and found out about putting the line "DPMS-dependent=false" in kdesktoprc. I've logged in and out, I've even re-booted the machine - still no kscreensaver.

Any suggestions, please

Cheers,

Pete

Please try removing the following file:

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

Also, which version of KDE are you using? ( Assuming KDE 4 )

HI,

Sorry - I should have said.

KDE 3.5.9-65.2
openSUSE 11.0

I don't have a kscreensaverrc under my .kde, in fact

$ find ~ -name kscreen* -print
$

Unfortnately, I don't understand KDE architecture enough to even know where to start looking to see if kscreensaver is running but not working (what's the executable called? - I don't have a kscreensaver executable in the path)
or whether it's not running at all.

Where is it started? I assume it doesn't need an autostart entry.

Cheers,

Pete

Does it work under a new user?

No - clicking on "Lock screen" doesn't do anything either (under a different user). SImply no kscreensaver running anywhere, I guess!

Cheers

Please ensure the KScreenLocker executable is available, and that the relevant screen saver has been configured in KControl.

Hi,

No it's not. Can't find it anywhere. Can't find which package provides it, either.

That may just be a KDE 4-ism... unfortunately I no longer have a KDE 3 machine available.

Given that it does not work for new users it is likely due to the kscreensaver either not being installed, it having no screensavers to display, or a seperate component of KDE such as a power manager preventing it from activating.

In the end, I just reinstalled (almost reminds me of windose) kdebase3 and kdelib3. I now have a working kscreensaver.

Still can't find a kscreensaver executable anywhere, though. I think the whole process would have been easier if I knew what the executable was called and where it should be!

Cheers, and thanks for the help

Pete