On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 21:40, ttt wrote: > I have yet to find a definite solution to using console blanking with > acpi. With my old desktop pc, I could simply check "console blank using > apm" in the kernel settings and the screen would switch to standby after > a few minutes. However, my TM 800 does not support APM, therefore that > setting has no effect. Screen will go blank after a while, but it's > clear to see that the backlight is still lit. Same thing under KDE.
Afaik this depends on the graphics chip you are using. For radeon VGAs there are two possibilities: 1. radeontool http://fdd.com/software/radeon/ 2. For Asus notebooks: asus acpi kernel options (iirc the current acpi patches for 2.4 have these. With the asus acpi kernel module switching off the display can be accomplished with "echo 0 > /proc/acpi/asus/lcd" hth, sebas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hhhmmmmmmmm waterbeds for cows eleet Culus: why would a cow need a waterbed? cas: To be comfy warm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
