From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 2 18:37:48 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5866C37B401 for ; Wed, 2 Jul 2003 18:37:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rocket.alienwebshop.com (rocket.alienwebshop.com [216.120.226.160]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A725F43FD7 for ; Wed, 2 Jul 2003 18:37:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com) Received: from rocket.alienwebshop.com (rocket.alienwebshop.com [216.120.226.160]) by rocket.alienwebshop.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2A932F8F1; Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:37:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:37:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Leftwich X-X-Sender: pete@rocket.alienwebshop.com To: San Diego's BSD Users Group In-Reply-To: <20030702085113.GB37159@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Message-ID: <20030702213401.S79349@rocket.alienwebshop.com> References: <20030617211903.G32633-100000@Video2Video.Com> <20030618080133.GA44582@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <20030701221136.O38280@rocket.alienwebshop.com> <20030702085113.GB37159@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Organization: Video2Video Services - http://Www.Video2Video.Com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: FreeBSD Questions LIST Subject: Re: [SDBUG] Re: Monitor dimming X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 01:37:48 -0000 On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Matthew Seaman wrote: > If you want -- it's entirely up to you. X has an impressively long > list of places and variant filenames where it will search for the > XF86Config file: so much so that you should take some care about where > you leave copies lying around. I believe that /etc/X11/XF86Config is > the preferred, if you like, "standard" location under FreeBSD. I have enough stuff in /etc :-) I'll just keep it /etc/XF86Config > > None of these "ServerFlags" are mentioned in my XF86Config file. Is the > > blanking, standing by and suspending controlled by the "ati" driver in my > > case, do you think? Or is there a default of some sort that is "compiled" > > into the X server binary?? > There's lots of stuff that might go into XF86Config which isn't > mentioned in the automatically generated config file, produced by But I meant, in *my* XF86Config there is no mention of the blanktime or standby or suspend timings, and yet, after about 5-10 minutes of idle time my monitor somehow KNOWS to dim itself. Where else might I find the cause? (Nota Bene: I'm happy with the setting, just curious about its source!!) > 'XFree86 -configure'. In this case, these options will be applicable > if your monitor supports DPMS, irrespective of the make of your video > card. Most monitors do, now-a-days. > Cheers, > Matthew > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK Fuel for a mean spirited virus or shell script ;-) I say! Is xset the only thing that can make use of DPMS or is there a binary in the default / standard / minimum *BSD installation to control it too? -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder, Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA http://Www.Video2Video.Com