Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:46:22 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr> Cc: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [freebsd-questions] Turn off monitor Message-ID: <426543EE.3070005@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <4265371D.3030501@fer.hr> References: <426428C0.5000205@fer.hr> <44hdi2zxfm.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <4265371D.3030501@fer.hr>
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Ivan Voras wrote:
> Lowell Gilbert wrote:
>
>>
>> On the (syscons(4)) console, you can enable screen blanking as a
>> screensaver in its own right. You would load either the "green" or
>> "apm" screen saver (available as kernel modules) and enable it with
>> vidcontrol(1). I don't think you can trigger it by hand.
>
>
> I tried both (before posting the question) - green_saver just blanks
> the screen
> (doesn't turn it off), and apm_server misbehaves - just 'freezes' the
> screen without
> any other effect. I know turning it off works because, well, it works
> ok in Windows...
>
>>
>> Under X, of course, doing what you want it easy.
>
>
> Turn the monitor off? How?
Hmm, from XF86Config(5):
Options
Some Option flags that may be useful to include in
Monitor sec-
tions (when needed) include "DPMS", and "SyncOnGreen".
Now, I have:
Option "DPMS"
in /etc/X11/XF86Config, and my monitor does what I call "sleeping"
after a period of inactivity, but I can't say how this really coincides with
the current discussion, as I'm jumping in mid-stream and can't even seem
to find Lowell's reply to you anywhere (other than what you quoted).
Hmm, what about acpi(4) ?
HTH,
Kevin Kinsey
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