Randall R Schulz pecked at their keyboard and wrote: > On Friday 30 November 2007 11:50, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote: >> Am Freitag, 30. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz: >>> On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:39, Randall R Schulz wrote: >>>> On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:00, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote: >>> [...] >>> >>>>> Hmm. Does a "xset dpms force off" turn your monitor off? >>>> Nope. It puts it in the same sate. The screen is blanked and the >>>> white X logo is displayed ... >>> So, no further hints on this hiccup? >>> [...] >> Well ... you said that you did not change anything. And that makes it >> pretty hard to find out what is wrong with your X server. ... > > You know, it just keeps getting weirder. > > When I read this, specifically the "... you said you did not change > anything ..." part, for some reason I thought about how last night I > reached around the back of my DVI KVM to disconnect the audio input > cable and accidentally unplugged the power connector, which is near the > audio connector. It made me wonder if perhaps the KVM had gotten into > some sort of odd state that could have been cleared by resetting it. > (It's not that dumb a device—it's smart enough for the manufacturer to > have included a serial port to enable firmware upgrades.) > > So just now I tried the "xset dpms force off" command again. Lo and > behold, now the monitor powers down. > > "It's always something." > > > Thanks for making me think of that. > > >> Jan > > > Randall Schulz
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