Turn off monitor after inactivity

Hi list My notebook’s screen turns blank when left inactive for a couple of minutes. I want it to turn off instead, and turn back on when I start typing. How do I achieve this? I have installed a base system and the laptop packages. Hoping for answers, -- Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Turn off monitor after inactivity

On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 08:24:44PM +0100, Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: Hi list My notebook’s screen turns blank when left inactive for a couple of minutes. I want it to turn off instead, and turn back on when I start typing. How do I achieve this? I have installed a base system and the

Re: Turn off monitor after inactivity

- Start Opprinnelig Melding - Sendt: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:29:47 +0100 Fra: Daniel Lannstrom o...@trekdanne.se Til: debian-user@lists.debian.org Emne: Re: Turn off monitor after inactivity On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 08:24:44PM +0100, Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: Hi list My notebook’s

Re: Turn off monitor after inactivity

Maybe, 'setterm' from the util-linx package does what you want. I haven't tried it myself. -- Regards, Jörg-Volker. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Turn off monitor after inactivity

Sendt: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:26:38 +0100 Fra: Jörg-Volker Peetz Maybe, 'setterm' from the util-linx package does what you want. I haven't tried it myself. This should work: setterm -blank 1 setterm -powersave powerdown setterm -powerdown 2 setterm -store The screen does blank after 1 minute, but

Re: Turn off monitor after inactivity

Hi! Daniel Aleksandersen aleksandersen+deb...@runbox.com writes: I forgot to mention, I don’t have a graphical user interface. No xorg either. Sorry, I am not sure if this is what you are searching for, but I found this: ,---[ /etc/console-tools/config ] # screen saver/DPMS settings: