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Title: Screen blanking problems
Post by: Flandry on August 21, 2004, 03:50:56 pm
The other day i was listening to tunes on my zaurus for a while. Then i unplugged the RC/headphones from the Z, but after a few minutes the screen turned off, and i couldn't get it to come back on until i plugged it in, whereupon it magically comes back. This continues to be the case. Does anyone have a solution? thanks


To sum up:

I'm using the Cacko ROM
As long as the Z is plugged in, the screen stays on.
As soon as i unplug it, it will blank.
After a while, it will come back, until i tap the screen or push a button. Then it blanks again for about 30 seconds.
I rebooted, and it still does this.
It's driving me nuts!

It will sit there on until i tap it, and then it skedaddles.
Title: Screen blanking problems
Post by: Flandry on August 22, 2004, 10:34:27 pm
This Z is pretty much worthless for me as is.  Considering i bought it less than three weeks ago, that's a poor return on investment.  Would someone please tell me (or point me to) instructions on how to do the equivalent of a "hard reset" on a Palm.  Since rebooting doesn't help, i think that's the only way i'm going to get this back in working order, without some kind of help.

Thanks
Title: Screen blanking problems
Post by: Foxdie on August 23, 2004, 05:56:56 am
Search the forums for "disabling screensaver" or "disabling suspend"
Title: Screen blanking problems
Post by: Flandry on August 23, 2004, 07:37:07 am
Wow, it's all in knowing what it is you're looking for.

Check out this thread (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4801&hl=disabling+suspend), anyone who's having problems with this kind of behavior.

All i did was push fn+brightness up (4) this time when it happened, and it came back for me and stayed.  Whew, i'm glad it's just a software problem.

Thanks Foxdie