Re: [freebsd-questions] Turn off monitor

2005-04-19 Thread Ivan Voras
Kevin Kinsey wrote:
   Option   "DPMS"
Ok, this works! Also, with command "xset dpms force off" I can turn it 
off at will.

Now only to find something for the (text) console...
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Re: [freebsd-questions] Turn off monitor

2005-04-19 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Ivan Voras wrote:
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?

Hmm, from XF86Config(5):
  Options
 Some Option flags that may be useful to include in 
Monitor  sec-
 tions (when needed) include "DPMS", and "SyncOnGreen".

Now, I have:
   Option   "DPMS"
 in /etc/X11/XF86Config, and my monitor does what I call "sleeping"
after a period of inactivity, but I can't say how this really coincides with
the current discussion, as I'm jumping in mid-stream and can't even seem
to find Lowell's reply to you anywhere (other than what you quoted).
Hmm, what about acpi(4) ?
HTH,
Kevin Kinsey
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Re: [freebsd-questions] Turn off monitor

2005-04-19 Thread Ivan Voras
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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