Re: gnome-screensaver causes hard lockup when selecting "random"

[Michal Jaegermann <michal harddata com>]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 08:29:16PM +0200, Gryphon wrote:
> 
> Of course I can't get in to turn off the screensaver, because
> going into the preferences causes a lockup!!  :)

$ gconftool-2 -g /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/start_screensaver
true

Use gconftool-2 to change that to 'false' and that should do it.
Or you have 'gconf-editor', most likely already on your menus, to do
the same by mousing around.

    Michal