Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 16:54:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: FreeBSD Questions LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [SDBUG] Re: Monitor dimming Message-ID: <20030703165222.L65916@rocket.alienwebshop.com> In-Reply-To: <20030703070131.GB39313@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <20030617211903.G32633-100000@Video2Video.Com> <20030618080133.GA44582@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <20030701221136.O38280@rocket.alienwebshop.com> <20030702085113.GB37159@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <20030702213401.S79349@rocket.alienwebshop.com> <20030703070131.GB39313@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Matthew Seaman wrote: > I suspect that XFree86 is just applying its default settings, given > that you haven't told it to do otherwise. Makes sense. I'm not complaining. > > Is xset the only thing that can make use of DPMS or is there a binary in > > the default / standard / minimum *BSD installation to control it too? > Look at vidcontrol(1) -- specifically the '-t blanktime' option. You > can go direct to the screen saver on a console screen by hitting > Shift-Pause -- see splash(4). However whether this involves DPMS > directly or not, I don't know. Good ideas, vidcontrol and splash . . . I just tried the Shift+Pause trick and it did not work, probably because I have X running "elsewhere." By the way, is there a good write-up somewhere why I cannot run xscreensaver while logged in as root? Thanks for entertaining this thread of mine for so long, Dr. Seaman. > Cheers, > Matthew > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder, Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA http://Www.Video2Video.Com
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