> > I'm running X 4.0.3 on an 8500 powermac (kernel 2.4). > > What driver, I assume fbdev? What framebuffer device?
Sorry about that! It was all in my other post: 8500 powermac (controlfb), kernel 2.4, 8bpp, kernel parameter: video=controlfb:vmode:14,cmode:0. > > If I leave the computer alone, after a while the screen goes blank. Normal! > > But not everything blanks: the clock for instance keeps being drawn, > > leaving a black screen with a clock on it. > > What depth? The fbdev driver used to set the colormap to blank the screen at > least in depth 8, it could be that your framebuffer device doesn't fully > support that. > > > If I wait longer, eventually everything goes black, even the clock. > > That could be DPMS kicking in? > > > This is a bit more than my average dose of speculation... :) Thanks for taking the trouble to reply. Maybe you have too much free time on your hands now 4.1.0 is out! > The XFree86 4.1.0 has much better blanking and DPMS support so I'd be curious > how that would do. I will give it a try. Ciao, Duncan.
