From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 28 16:33:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AA9A16A4CE for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:33:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from xyzzy.wireless.snsonline.net (office-fw.iexec.net.au [210.18.210.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67C4043D39 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:33:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msergeant@snsonline.net) Received: from xyzzy.wireless.snsonline.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i0T0Xoet042428; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:33:50 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from msergeant@snsonline.net) Received: (from msergeant@localhost)i0T0Xl57042427; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:33:47 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from msergeant@snsonline.net) X-Authentication-Warning: xyzzy.wireless.snsonline.net: msergeant set sender to msergeant@snsonline.net using -f From: Mark Sergeant To: "Daniel O'Connor" In-Reply-To: <200401291059.12896.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <200401272247.59306.freebsd-current@webteckies.org> <20040128.083215.114732225.imp@bsdimp.com> <20040128181110.GC775@laptop.lambertfam.org> <200401291059.12896.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-XgxO1ti6JZ++R0NhmIPw" Organization: SNSOnline Technical Services Message-Id: <1075336426.9856.11.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:33:47 +1000 cc: Scott Lambert cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: API to turn off the display X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 00:33:44 -0000 --=-XgxO1ti6JZ++R0NhmIPw Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 10:29, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > On Thursday 29 January 2004 04:41, Scott Lambert wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 08:32:15AM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote: > > > In message: <20040128045816.Y1089@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> > > > > > > Andre Guibert de Bruet writes: > > > : Through functionality provided by the BIOS. A 30-second > > > : search through the source would have shown the answer in > > > : /usr/src/sys/i386/bios/apm.c:334 with apm_display(). > > > > > > My experience is that turning the display off via apm doesn't work on > > > many laptops :-(. > > > > Is there anything that does; other than closing the lid? >=20 > I find DPMS works for me.. >=20 > xset dpms force off >=20 > My Monitor section in the X config has.. > Option "DPMS" >=20 > My video chipset is an ATI Rage 128 Mobility in a Dell Inspiron 8000. I use the above, one minor thing though, the backlight on the laptop stays on (NEC Versa S900 with ATI radeon 9000 mobility) yet under windows the backlight turns off, still haven't got it worked out :/ --=20 Mark Sergeant SNSOnline Technical Services --=-XgxO1ti6JZ++R0NhmIPw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBAGFTqbS4ZEpHb8t0RAjfFAJ0ac8B4Zq3KAL5LSR09f1NlJHa4NACeJV54 edEYEWajaPOkcubaRM0WxAI= =MjJv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-XgxO1ti6JZ++R0NhmIPw--