Jim Dred wrote: > Hi I have a laptop whose display is getting bad by the day, and i want > it off while I can use the rest of it on vnc over my network. > > I use xset dpms force off, but the mouse / keyboard movement triggers it > on again. Is there a way to turn it off for good?
This isn't an answer to the question you asked, but every contemporary laptop I've ever see has a function key to switch between built-in panel and external display. Can't you just switch to external display mode? -Nathan _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
