On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Matthew Seaman wrote: > If you want -- it's entirely up to you. X has an impressively long > list of places and variant filenames where it will search for the > XF86Config file: so much so that you should take some care about where > you leave copies lying around. I believe that /etc/X11/XF86Config is > the preferred, if you like, "standard" location under FreeBSD.
I have enough stuff in /etc :-) I'll just keep it /etc/XF86Config > > None of these "ServerFlags" are mentioned in my XF86Config file. Is the > > blanking, standing by and suspending controlled by the "ati" driver in my > > case, do you think? Or is there a default of some sort that is "compiled" > > into the X server binary?? > There's lots of stuff that might go into XF86Config which isn't > mentioned in the automatically generated config file, produced by But I meant, in *my* XF86Config there is no mention of the blanktime or standby or suspend timings, and yet, after about 5-10 minutes of idle time my monitor somehow KNOWS to dim itself. Where else might I find the cause? (Nota Bene: I'm happy with the setting, just curious about its source!!) > 'XFree86 -configure'. In this case, these options will be applicable > if your monitor supports DPMS, irrespective of the make of your video > card. Most monitors do, now-a-days. > Cheers, > Matthew > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK Fuel for a mean spirited virus or shell script ;-) I say! Is xset the only thing that can make use of DPMS or is there a binary in the default / standard / minimum *BSD installation to control it too? -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder, Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA http://Www.Video2Video.Com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
