every so often, screen just goes black

[David]

On 5/31/2009 3:09 AM, wildman wrote:
> Maybe this will help...
> Has anyone considered if the video is trying to switch between DVI and
> Analog.
> That seems to be what mine is doing. Two machines both Intel MB one with
> nvidia and one with ati
> video adapters, both with dvi/al connections, both monitors are also
> dvi/al .
> I caught it by chance doing this when it went blank for a couple minutes
> giving me time to switch it
> manually using the buttons provided on the monitor. When the dvi was
> off,  the al was on,
> and when the al went blank the dvi was back on.
> Once I do the manual switch it settles down and dosen't repeat  for a
> long time..
> 
> Haven't found the cause as yet, but I'm digging...(in way over my head too)
> ~Mike
> 


Knock. Knock.

Maybe an Xorg default.

http://linuxreviews.org/howtos/power/xorg_dpms/

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  David