On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 03:27:43PM -0400, Steve Gran wrote: > Hello all, > I was hoping someone could help me out. I'm running kernel 2.4.7 on a an > Ali MB w/ a P III chip. The BIOS boot messages tell me that this board > uses ACPI as it's protocol, so I enabled that in the kernel, but it doesn't > power down the monitor properly. I also have APM enabled, as that's where > the various options are. I was under the impression that you could enable > both in the kernel and the correct one would load, depending on the > architecture. Was I wrong, or is it just a matter of telling LILO which to > load? If I have to recompile, I will, but I would really be happier with > some other solution. If somebody could also clear up the whole ACPI vs. > APM thing (I know they are different methods of handling power by the > motherboard - I meant the kernel usage of them) I would also appreciate it.
I think that what you want is called vesa dpms. See the setterm(1) and xset(1) manpages for how to set this up on the console and in x11. Cheers, Joost
