From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 18 10:24:49 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BFFB37B401 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:24:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns3.safety.net (ns3.safety.net [216.40.201.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D348043F75 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:24:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cbiffle@safety.net) Received: from localhost (rs.rackshack.net.safety.net [216.40.201.32]) h5IHOlCk018180; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:24:47 -0700 From: "Cliff L. Biffle" To: "Sebastian Yepes [ESN]" , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:24:52 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2 References: <200306181842.42935.esn@x123.info> In-Reply-To: <200306181842.42935.esn@x123.info> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200306181024.52932.cbiffle@safety.net> Subject: Re: ACPI: LCD X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:24:49 -0000 On Wednesday 18 June 2003 09:42 am, Sebastian Yepes [ESN] wrote: > Any one know how to turn off the screen on a notebook > i mean totally off, Not the dpms > > The problem is that when i close the lid it stays on and produces to much > heat.. It varies from notebook to notebook. For example, on my Satellite 1605, I can find no way to do this through ACPI, DPMS, or any other means. On my Pavilion N5290 running Gentoo, there's a kernel module that handles it by twinking hardware registers. The Inspiron 8500 is a Compal machine if I remember correctly, and there's a very slight possibility that some of the utilities intended for other Compal distributors (Compaq, HP, Toshiba) might work. (The Linux omnibook kernel module works on two of my machines, both Compals, only one an HP.) You might get more information on this from the freebsd-mobile list, also. -Cliff L. Biffle