On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 10:59:19AM -0400, Anand Saxena wrote: > O Wise Ones, > > I was wondering if anybody knows how to turn off the LCD screen, which is > more than blanking it. I would like to be able to add some sort of an > option that will turn off the backlight completely when the laptop has not > been used for a certain period of time. Currently, my laptop screen turns > black, but the backlight remains on. > I was reading the HOWTOs and the kernel configs the other day while getting the correct options for my Dell Inspiron and I do remember something in the APM (Adv. Power Mgmt) section.
There is a kernel option as I recall that allows the BIOS to turn of the backlight when it enters power saving mode - but this only works if X isn't running. If you can't find any information in the HOWTOs try looking in the kernel docs I know I read about it somewhere. -- Steve Dobson E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unix Architect Tel (Direct): +44 1763 264441 Allstor Software Ltd. (R'tion): +44 1763 262963 Whiting Way Fax: +44 1763 264444 Melbourn, Herts, UK SG8 6EN
