Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 17:00:07 +0200 From: Buki <dev@null.cz> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "Green Mode" for monitors Message-ID: <20020507170006.C33276@veverka.sh.cvut.cz> In-Reply-To: <20020507165625.A75988@bsag.ch>; from hanspeter_roth@hotmail.com on Tue, May 07, 2002 at 04:56:25PM %2B0200 References: <20020507123034.28203.qmail@twinlark.arctic.org> <20020507165625.A75988@bsag.ch>
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On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 04:56:25PM +0200, Hanspeter Roth wrote:
> On May 07 at 12:30, atk2@arctic.org spoke:
>
> >
> > Under freebsd 2.2.7 I had green mode enabled and at the appropriate time
> > my monitor would switch off...
> >
> > Under freebsd 4.5 this does not happen. It just goes blank. I believe I am
> > running XFree86 3.6 (was 3.5 under 2.2.7 - and I'm using the same XF86Config
> > file). I believe xset dpms is new for this version of XFree86 -- but I have
> > it enabled (aka xset dpsm 300 600 1200).
>
> To determine your XFree86 version run:
> xdpyinfo | grep version
>
> What does
> xset -q | egrep -i dpms\|stand
> tell?
>
> You may also need
> xset +dpms
>
> I have XFree86 4.2.0. But Dpms doesn't seem to work on my
> configuration either.
you're probably lacking:
Section "Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
in your XF86Config ..
>
> >
> > There is also some values in the rc.conf file (blankscreen I believe)...
>
> The saver= in the rc.conf affects the console but not X-Windows.
>
> -Hanspeter
>
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