Re: [PLUG] Unexplained system restarts - maybe the screensaver ?

[jeff <jeffv@op.net>]

George Langford wrote:
> Recently (since the last apt-get udate & apt-get upgrade) my debian/sarge
> PC has been crashing (rebooting) from screensaver mode.  This happens if
> I leave the monitor on and stop all activity on the 'puter.  First, the
> screensaver starts up, but after a while it times out and the animations
> stop.  The crashes seem to happen some time after that.  This is a new

if this were a case of you running the Redmond Menace, I'd turn off 
power-saving on it and any software (incl savers).  Have you tried 
killing the saver and checking for the crash?

Hopefully it's that simple.

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