From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 6 21:16:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA16983 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 21:16:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from n4hhe.ampr.org (tnt1-238.HiWAAY.net [208.147.147.238]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA16965 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 21:16:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dkelly@n4hhe.ampr.org) Received: from n4hhe.ampr.org (localhost.ampr.org [127.0.0.1]) by n4hhe.ampr.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA27199 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 19:54:09 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dkelly@n4hhe.ampr.org) Message-Id: <199812070154.TAA27199@n4hhe.ampr.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: xset dpms 600 0 0 From: David Kelly Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 19:54:09 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG While my Matrox Millenium II and XFree86 SVGA server support DPMS, its disabled by default. Have found ~/.xinitrc is a good place to put my xset values but question about the arguments. The man page for xset says: dpms flags... The dpms option allows the DPMS (Energy Star) parameters to be set. The option can take up to three numerical values, or the `force' flag fol- lowed by a DPMS state. The `force' flags forces the server to immediately switch to the DPMS state specified. The DPMS state can be one of `standby', `suspend', or `off'. When numerical values are given, they set the inactivity period before the three modes are activated. The first value given is for the `standby' mode, the second is for the `suspend' mode, and the third is for the `off' mode. Setting these values implicitly enables the DPMS features. A value of zero dis- ables a particular mode. I've been playing with short values and don't understand the difference between "standby" and "suspend". Maybe there isn't a difference for my ViewSonic PT770. Could someone explain what these terms mean? And while we're at it, does one specify the times since inactivity for each stage, or the time since the prior stage? For example, 10 minutes to start the "standby", then 60 seconds start "suspend", and after being suspended for 60 seconds we turn the monitor off. Which of the following (if any) is correct? % xset dpms 600 660 720 % xset dpms 600 60 60 -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message