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.
