On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 03:12:58 -0700 "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> on Wed, Jun 19, 2002, Jeremy Turner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I am running Debian Sid with XFree86 4.1 and a USB keyboard and mouse. > > When my display power management kicks in, I cannot awake my display > > with the keyboard or the mouse (both USB devices) but only with a PS/2 > > keyboard (haven't tried a PS/2 mouse). Is there a way to tell XFree86 > > that my mouse should be able to wake the display back up? > > Moving the mouse generally won't do this. Clicking will. > > Me? I hit the <shift> key. Why? Because sometimes it's hard to tell > the difference between a blanked display, and a powered-down monitor. > <shift> (or other modifiers -- <atl>, <ctrl>, etc.) are pretty unlikely > to have any effect on the system, as they don't send a signal to an > application in most cases. You're not going to accidentally do > something if you'e guessed wrong about display state. Use the power button. If the computer is under power management, I'm sure there's a bios option to have the soft power button toggle the power state. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
