From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 6 17:48:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9683C16A60F for ; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:48:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C12B043CA2 for ; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:47:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kB6Hm6fP069014; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:48:06 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) with ESMTP id kB6Hm6lB069011; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:48:06 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:48:06 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: abc@ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.net In-Reply-To: <200612061720.kB6HKtrN027680@en26.ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.net> Message-ID: <20061206104401.Y68748@wonkity.com> References: <200612061720.kB6HKtrN027680@en26.ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:48:06 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: display power X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:48:20 -0000 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. 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. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA