Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> [10-07-08 05:20]:
> On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 04:33:20AM +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote
>
> > I think, switching to the console as such isnt the problem here as
> > it works. The problem is the switching process itsself. "To switch"
> > generates that flickering colors. May be turning off brightness,
> > switching and turning on brightness /may/ help...but how?
>
> The command for that *IN X WINDOWS* is...
>
> xset dpms force off
>
> If you want to do it manually from the keyboard, I suggest typing...
>
> sleep 3 ; xset dpms force off
>
> This will wait 3 seconds before switching the screen off. Any mouse
> or keyboard action should wake up the screen. The 3 second delay is so
> that the keyboard bouncing back from you hitting {ENTER} doesn't wake up
> the screen.
>
> --
> Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org>
>
Ok, I will experiment with this. Thanks a lot, Walter ! :)
Best regards,
mcc
