I use a combination of 'hdparm -y' and 'apm --suspend', run via a
script that sits in the background checking if the cpu is idle and
there has been no typing on the console recently. Details on request.
-chris
Enrico Zini [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hello,
I would like to know if (and
Tyler Braun wrote:
I think xset dpms is what you're looking for. Do man xset for the full story,
but if I do:
xset dpms 0 0 3600
This will only turn off the monitor (a substantial saving by itself),
but won't power down additional hardware such as hard drives.
You can spin down
Hello,
I would like to know if (and how) I can make my computer suspend so that
all (most of) is powered down but I can resume it and have it in the
same state it had before the suspend. Something like portables do, but
with a workstation.
The system is a dual PII-450 on a Supermicro P6DGU
I think xset dpms is what you're looking for. Do man xset for the full story,
but if I do:
xset dpms 0 0 3600
then my monitor powers down after an hour. The first two settings are for going
into a suspend state, where the monitor blanks out but doesn't actually shut
off. Setting them to
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