On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Aaron Mason <simplersolut...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Mo Libden <m0lib...@mail.ru> wrote: >> Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:36:50 -0400 от Ted Unangst <t...@tedunangst.com>: >>> On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 16:23, David Walker wrote: >>> > I've set the options in wsconsctl.conf to blank the screen which also >>> > works but this thing has I think what's called "a backlight" which >>> > means the screen constantly glows. I'm planning to go set this thing >>> > up, let the screen blank and close the lid. >>> > I'd like to remove the backlight and the eerie glow. >>> > I'm unfamiliar with laptops but I've tried zzz and apm -S both kill >>> > the backlight which is great but network functions cease, yes I did >>> > not know that. >>> > I also can't seem to bring it back up form either state short of a >>> > power cycle but that's moot. >>> > >>> > Is there a way to turn off the backlight? >>> > Is there anything else I can do to sedate this machine? >>> >>> I've never seen a laptop that kept the light on when the lid was >>> closed. Is it really still on? >> >> Well I had this for YEARS on my Compaq NC6000. >> The only cure I found is to disable acpivideo. >> If acpivideo was loaded during boot time, the screen is lit even when the lid is closed. >> I can even press the switch (it is mechanical), and the screen backlight is not turned off if acpivideo was enabled. >> > > Plan B would be to remove the screen altogether - if it needs > attention that you can't provide over the Internets, bring a monitor > or (if the Toshiba has a COM port) a laptop with a COM port and a null > modem cable. Shoots the problem in the foot and cuts power > consumption too. > > I've noticed Compaq NX6120s don't cut over to VGA automagically and > require you to do the Fn key magic to change to VGA, so keep that in > mind. >
Addendum: if you need a serial port, this one ( http://www.blackbox.com/Store/Detail.aspx/USB-Solo-USB-to-Serial-DB9-with-Cab le-44-in-111-76-cm/IC199A%C4%82R3 ) is good and it works in OpenBSD, showing up as uftdi(4). -- Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict I've taken my software vows - for beta or for worse
