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Date:      Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:55:29 +0100
From:      Mark Santcroos <marks@ripe.net>
To:        Melvyn Sopacua <freebsd-current@webteckies.org>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: API to turn off the display
Message-ID:  <20040128095529.GA906@laptop.6bone.nl>
In-Reply-To: <200401272247.59306.freebsd-current@webteckies.org>
References:  <200401272247.59306.freebsd-current@webteckies.org>

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On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 10:47:54PM +0100, Melvyn Sopacua wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> currently closing the lid doesn't properly turn off the display (when running 
> X it gets to console mode, but doesn't turn off completely).
> 
> I'd like to get tackle this by hooking into devd until this hopefully is 
> resolved, but cannot find any information on a userland utility or system API 
> for the vga/syscons/screen drivers to accomplish that.
> 
> Is there such a thing?

Not really.

Are we talking APM or ACPI here?

Mark



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