Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:51:41 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [freebsd-questions] Turn off monitor Message-ID: <4265371D.3030501@fer.hr> In-Reply-To: <44hdi2zxfm.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <426428C0.5000205@fer.hr> <44hdi2zxfm.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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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?
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