Re: 2.1.131: date(1) causes video "reset"

Jon Hamilton (hamilton@pobox.com)
Wed, 30 Dec 1998 07:56:01 -0600

In message <199812300157.UAA01254@op.net>, Paul Barton-Davis wrote:
} I just did:
}
} [root@bd sound]# date
} Mon Dec 28 20:54:48 EST 1998
} [root@bd sound]# date 12292055
} Tue Dec 29 20:55:00 EST 1998
}
} and it caused my video (Matrox Millenium II, AGP) running under XFree86-3.3.3
} to reset for about 1-2 seconds.
}
} Is this to be expected ?

If you have a screensaver set to run after x minutes of inactivity, yes.
>From its perspective, when you set the date that way, it sees a whole day
of inactivity and so it activates the screensaver. Since you probably
kept typing or moving the mouse, the screensaver would then have shut off
right away. Substitute "screensaver and/or powersave mode" as appropriate.

-- 
   Jon Hamilton  
   hamilton@pobox.com




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