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Date:      Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:10:37 +0100
From:      Melvyn Sopacua <freebsd-current@webteckies.org>
To:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: API to turn off the display
Message-ID:  <200401281010.41264.freebsd-current@webteckies.org>
In-Reply-To: <40173589.5020609@sethbc.org>
References:  <200401272247.59306.freebsd-current@webteckies.org> <40173589.5020609@sethbc.org>

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On Wednesday 28 January 2004 05:07, Seth Chandler 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?
> It really depends on the video card you're using.  If your laptop has a
> radeon, i suggest checking out radeontool from
>
> http://fdd.com/software/radeon/

Nope, I have an nvidia GeForce 4200Go. Is there really no generic hook for =
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Melvyn

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