Derick Centeno wrote: > On Mon, 28 May 2007 07:25:12 -0600 > Paul Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I've seen a lot of people asking the same question, but no clear >> answers: How does one access power management options on YDL (using >> Gnome, let's say)? pbbuttonsd seems to promise what I'm looking for >> (brightness, contrast control, trigger sleep mode) but only on >> laptops. I have YDL 5.0.1 running on a 2001 iMac DV (bubble model), >> not a laptop. Can pbbuttonsd be of any use? Any time I try to run >> pbbuttonsd, I get this message: >> >>> WARNING: No backlight driver available - check your Kernel >>> configuration. INFO: Initialized: ALSA Mixer >>> pbbuttonsd 0.8.0: Unknown PowerBook - PMU version: 12 >>> INFO: Script '/etc/power/pmcs-pbbuttonsd performance ac ' lauched >>> but exitcode is not null >>> >> Obviously powerprefs, (GUI for pbbuttonsd) doesn't work either: >> ERROR: Server message port not found. Server isn't running. >> >> Anybody have suggestions? >> >> > > Hi Paul: > > Power Management can mean many things, just what kind of power > (electrical tracking) support do you need?? Whenever I've heard that > phrase I've always thought it referred to Linux or Unix being in sync > with a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) so that at brown outs or > power surges the system has time to receive signals from the UPS > regarding what is going on, the battery condition of the UPS and when > the system needs to shutdown, etc. > > Maybe that kind of power management is overkill for you; maybe you just > want a simple power indicator which is available within e17. However, > before I assume anything further it would help if you explained a bit > more. > > > ======== > The scientist's religious feeling takes the form of a > rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which > reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, in > comparison with it, the highest intelligence of human beings > is an utterly insignificant reflection. This feeling is the > guiding principle of his life and work. > -- Albert Einstein, Scientist. > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-newbie mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > > Okay, so I found the screensaver options under Configure > Configuration Panel > Screen Lock (not immediately obvious) and the system seems to suspend after the interval I specify ... at least the screen goes black, which I'm very happy with. After reading the lists re: controlling brightness, I don't think I'll bother trying. Apart from that, I'm loving Yellow Dog. Paul
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