Hi Al, the gnome screensaver is the culprit, you need to open the screensaver manager from preferences and uncheck 'activate screensaver when computer is idle' and/or increase the 'regard computer as idle after:' to the maximum of 2 hours. You may also want to open the power management options and set the 'put display to sleep when inactive for:' to never. drbongoTips and tricks to make Linux work for you are at: http://www.stormdragon.us/ To post messages to the list send mail to: accessiblelinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Change your subscription or the way you receive mail at: //www.freelists.org/list/accessiblelinux The List's archives are located at: //www.freelists.org/archive/accessiblelinux Learn the Linux command line: http://en.flossmanuals.net/gnulinux