Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:18:54 +0100 From: "Paul Clark" <paul@pclark.me.uk> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: DPMS on laptop not working Message-ID: <20050927101852.4DA4AD4353@mra02.ch.as12513.net>
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Hi,
I just installed Freebsd on a Dell Latitude C600 with 14" SXGA screen. It
needs to be on all the time so I need a way of turning the screen off.
I have played with sysctl hw.acpi.* thingies to get it to suspend. But none
of the power states only turn the screen off.
I want to get DPMS working so I can do "xset dpms force off" but it doesn't
work. Nothing happens and I get no console output. Are there any log
files?
"xset q" in a console in KDE prints:
Keyboard Control:
auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000
auto repeat delay: 250 repeat rate: 30
auto repeating keys: 00ffffffdffffbbf
fadfffdfffdfe5ef
ffffffffffffffff
ffffffffffffffff
bell percent: 50 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100
Pointer Control:
acceleration: 26/10 threshold: 4
Screen Saver:
prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes
timeout: 0 cycle: 600
Colors:
default colormap: 0x20 BlackPixel: 0 WhitePixel: 16777215
Font Path:
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/,/usr/X11R6/lib/
X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/10
0dpi/
Bug Mode: compatibility mode is enabled
DPMS (Energy Star):
Standby: 60 Suspend: 60 Off: 60
DPMS is Enabled
Monitor is On
File paths:
Config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Modules path: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules
Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
"xset q" in ctrl+alt F2 console while kde and x are loaded prints:
xset: unable to open display ""
I have tried adding Option "DPMS" to my monitor section in the xorg.conf
Is there anyway to make DPMS work or is there another way of doing it?
Thanks
Paul
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