Here is the man page for setterm. I will have to try this when I get home but this seems to be a viable option: ----------------------------------------------- -powersave on|vsync Puts the monitor into VESA vsync suspend mode. -powersave hsync Puts the monitor into VESA hsync suspend mode. -powersave powerdown Puts the monitor into VESA powerdown mode. -powersave [off] Turns off monitor VESA powersaving features. -powerdown [0-60] Sets the VESA powerdown interval in minutes. Without an argument, defaults to 0 (disable powerdown). If the console is blanked or the monitor is in suspend mode, then the monitor will go into vsync suspend mode or powerdown mode respectively after this period of time has elapsed. -----------------------------------------------
Seems setterm CAN use VESA powersave options. It just not a default since most people, I guess, would be using X for this and it will conflict. Let me know if you guys get it working, I am at work and wont be able to try it until tonight... > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffrey Smelser > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 9:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Console Shut down monitor > > > After 2 days of google, I finally found this: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/debian-user-200106/ms > g02817.html > > From the Above link: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > I picked this up a long time ago and have it in /etc/init.d/local: > > <cite> > set_dpms() { > echo -n "Setting DPMS for text console: " > setterm -blank 5 -powersave on > echo -en "\033[9;8]" > echo -en "\033[14;10]" > echo "done." > } > > set_dpms > </cite> > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I should have done a man setterm to see if it had that > option.. Never actually thought it did.. I am still looking > though to make sure this is the best/only solution. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
