Bob Nielsen wrote:
>
> If you want it to go into the low-power "green" mode (light turns
> amber) you can run:
>
> /usr/bin/setterm -powersave on
>
> This works in a VC. For X you need to put the following in your
> XF86Config:
>
> Option "power_saver" # enable VESA DPMS
or use xset
erik
>
> On Sun, Oct 15, 2000 at 09:08:18PM -0400, John Anderson wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Gerald Richter wrote:
> >
> > > John Anderson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > You have to compile a custom kernel with APM support enabled, and
> > > > monitor
> > > > power saving enabled under the apm section. The monitor will use power
> > > > saving only in the character mode, so if you use X exclusively, you
> > > > might
> > > > be out of luck.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Well, seems I've forgotten to activate that!
> > >
> > > But when I was running redhat 6.0 the X screen also blanked in a way
> > > that made the monitor switch off...
> > > why isn't that possible with my potato?
> > >
> > Do you really mean the monitor shut offs completely or did the monitor
> > light blink or turn amber? You have to download the kernel-source
> > package(s) through dselect and then in the /usr/src/linux dir <tar Ixvf
> > kernel-sources-2.2...>, them make menuconfig, you will be presented with a
> > nice menu driven program. Select the APM features I mentioned earlier.
> > then save the configuration upon exiting the program. then issue the
> > command <make dep> and after that is run, <make zlilo>. If the kernel
> > compiles correctly you can reboot it and the new kernel should take
> > effect.
> >
>
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