Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 18:37:21 +0000 From: "Frank Shute" <frank@esperance-linux.co.uk> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: abc@ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.net, freebsd-questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: display power Message-ID: <20061206183721.GA31025@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20061206104401.Y68748@wonkity.com> References: <200612061720.kB6HKtrN027680@en26.ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.net> <20061206104401.Y68748@wonkity.com>
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On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 10:48:06AM -0700, Warren Block wrote:
>
> On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, abc@ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.net wrote:
>
> >can someone tell me how to stop FreeBSD (4.11) from
> >turning off my monitor (after whatever preset timeout
> >there is)?
>
> vidcontrol -t off
>
> Unless you're running X, in which case I know it can be done, but can't
> remember how.
xset(1) is worth reading in that case. Something like:
xset -dpms
in .xinitrc should do it.
>
> Incidentally, a monitor like that can be a fire hazard. Replace as soon
> as possible. It shouldn't be hard, because people are giving away used
> CRTs now.
I've got a houseful of CRTs that I want to get rid of :/
--
Frank
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