mike mcgranahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > under windows it is possible to configure the system > to enter APM standby after a certain amount of system > inactivity. in linux their is a program called sleepd > which will initiate an APM standby after a > configurable period of system inactivity, which works > both on the console as well as while X is running. is > there any way to achieve the same effect under > freebsd, where the system will enter standby after, > say, 10 minutes of no activity?
apmd(8) is the closest thing I know of. I don't know all of the new power-control functions in 5.x, but I wouldn't recommend that for you anyway. > also, can anyone describe the apm_saver.ko KLD? i > can't seem to find a description of it anywhere. It turns off the screen. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message