On Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:15:27 PDT, Tony Godshall writes:
Sure does. Closed it to a tiny crack and its still on.
Doesn't seem to be any such switch on the OB. (On many
machines closing the lid autmatically suspends it,
fwiw, my OB6k has a bios option for this kind of stuff.
the backlight.
Oh, that's a shame. On my laptop there's an actual separate key
called Fn, sitting in between Ctrl and Alt.
Yeah, mine has one too, but it's to the left of ctrl.
It's intended
purely for switching on these Toshiba-specific keyboard functions (it's
also used to switch on the numberpad
Hi,
It's intended
purely for switching on these Toshiba-specific keyboard functions (it's
also used to switch on the numberpad overlay over the uio-jkl-etc keys).
Alt-F1, Alt-F2 switches between consoles (the F1, F2... keys
themselves are labelled as such).
I think that was the intent
Could you do what you want with xset? When I type
`xset dpms force standby`, I get a blank screen, but nothing else
seems to slow down. It also looks like you could disable 'suspend'
and 'off' modes so it would stay in perpetual standby while you ride
home.
Brian
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On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 10:42:22AM +0200, Mounie G wrote:
The good point with HP is the avaibility of the manuals in PDF on Web.
OK, I went looking but couldn't even get to the HP Omnibook
800 page. The choose product drop box contains only HP HP
HP all the way down and a search for Omnibook
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 09:37:55AM -0400, Brian P. Flaherty wrote:
Could you do what you want with xset? When I type
`xset dpms force standby`, I get a blank screen, but nothing else
seems to slow down. It also looks like you could disable 'suspend'
and 'off' modes so it would stay in
are you sure the back light stays on when you close the laptop? my laptop
(ARM TS759) has a switch which turns of the backlight as you close it.
you can see it happen when the screen gets to by about 30 degrees from
closing.
Dr. Craig T. Milling
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dept. of
On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 06:32:50PM -0700, Tony Godshall wrote:
Anyone know if there's a tool to turn off the backlight
.
.
.
... Have you checked whether your BIOS gives you options like
[switching to external monitor]?
Yeah. Doesn't :(
Fn-F1 to Fn-F5 are supposed to do that various
Oh, that's a shame. On my laptop there's an actual separate key
called Fn, sitting in between Ctrl and Alt.
Yeah, mine has one too, but it's to the left of ctrl.
It's intended
purely for switching on these Toshiba-specific keyboard functions (it's
also used to switch on the
FN+On/Off If turn-on password protection is active,
suspends (turns off) the OmniBook so the password is required at
turn-on. FN+F1 ... F12 Starts the assigned application, which you can
change.
Any ideas how to capture this in Linux/X? I tried setting
up a shortcut with
... Second time, my screen goes totally blank (I assume
it's driving the signal out the external connector.) So
this should be using less power since it's not driving the
LCD or the backlight, but driving external (even absent)
devices can be a little bad for battery power too.
...
are you sure the back light stays on when you close the
laptop? my laptop
(ARM TS759) has a switch ...
[--Craig the physicist]
Sure does. Closed it to a tiny crack and its still on.
Doesn't seem to be any such switch on the OB. (On many
machines closing the lid autmatically suspends it, so
... Please
forgive me for arguing this manini point.
CLARIFICATION
manini (Hawaiian)
When used as an adjective, usually means small or
stingy. The most common noun usage refers to a reef
surgeonfish. (We're Watching)
-- http://www.islandscene.com/glossary/#M
Info about the fish at...
Anyone know if there's a tool to turn off the backlight or
the video subsystem without turning putting the whole laptop.
I like to start some mp3's playing and then shut the case.
I'd like the battery to last as long as possible in this
mode and not get so warm in my backpack (biking home from
On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 06:32:50PM -0700, Tony Godshall wrote:
Anyone know if there's a tool to turn off the backlight or
the video subsystem without turning putting the whole laptop.
I like to start some mp3's playing and then shut the case.
I'd like the battery to last as long as possible
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 11:56:25AM +1000, Drew Parsons wrote:
On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 06:32:50PM -0700, Tony Godshall wrote:
Anyone know if there's a tool to turn off the backlight
...
I've got a Toshiba laptop, not a HP, but it has various BIOS settings
... Have you checked whether your
On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 08:13:00PM -0700, Tony Godshall wrote:
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 11:56:25AM +1000, Drew Parsons wrote:
Toshiba also lets you press Fn-F5 to toggle between LCD display,
cathode tube display (it has a video-out port) or both. I could use
Fn-F1 to Fn-F5 are
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