Can't Disable Screensaver! at DVinfo.net

Waldemar Winkler · December 1st, 2005, 05:08 PM

I never use the Mac system screensaver because I am concerned it could disrupt a dvd encoding process. I also don't like screensavers in general.

Recently something is overriding my screensaver settings, which are set to Never.

My system is 10.3.9, running on one of the first G5 1.8 single processors.

A similar situation occured to me last year. An answer to a post suggested I look for any "cron" or "chron" applications. The "cron" referring to the Greek word Chronos, a mythological reference to time. I found one in my accounts>admin section>startup items called "DejaVu", a backup utility bundled with Toast Titanium. I removed DejaVu from startup items and all was fine, meaning no screensaver.

Well, I have another bug with no idea as to where it came from. Any ideas?

Aaron Villa · December 1st, 2005, 05:53 PM

Are you sure that you "Energy Saver" isn't set to "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible."

Waldemar Winkler · December 1st, 2005, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron Villa

Are you sure that you "Energy Saver" isn't set to "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible."

Neither "put computer to sleep when possible" nor "put hard disk(s) to sleep when possible" are checked.

December 1st, 2005, 05:08 PM	#1
Waldemar Winkler Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Durango, Colorado, USA Posts: 711	Can't Disable Screensaver! I never use the Mac system screensaver because I am concerned it could disrupt a dvd encoding process. I also don't like screensavers in general. Recently something is overriding my screensaver settings, which are set to Never. My system is 10.3.9, running on one of the first G5 1.8 single processors. A similar situation occured to me last year. An answer to a post suggested I look for any "cron" or "chron" applications. The "cron" referring to the Greek word Chronos, a mythological reference to time. I found one in my accounts>admin section>startup items called "DejaVu", a backup utility bundled with Toast Titanium. I removed DejaVu from startup items and all was fine, meaning no screensaver. Well, I have another bug with no idea as to where it came from. Any ideas? __________________ Waldemar

December 1st, 2005, 05:53 PM	#2
Aaron Villa Tourist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: phoenix, AZ Posts: 1	Are you sure that you "Energy Saver" isn't set to "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible."