From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 13 02:42:09 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6592916A4CE for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 02:42:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp1.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp1.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.181]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D26CA43D39 for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 02:42:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from malcolm.kay@internode.on.net) Received: from beta.home (ppp130-138.lns1.adl2.internode.on.net [150.101.130.138])i1DAg4wn002853 for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 21:12:05 +1030 (CST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Malcolm Kay Organization: At home To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 21:12:03 +1030 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.3 References: <200402122343.32045.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> <200402120945.19003.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> <44isicchg2.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <44isicchg2.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200402132112.03768.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> Subject: Re: Standby mode for monitor. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:42:09 -0000 On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 04:23, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Eric F Crist writes: > > On Thursday 12 February 2004 07:13 am, Malcolm Kay wrote: > > > I'd like to be able to switch the monitors on a number of > > > our computers into standby mode from a software program > > > running on a virtual console; and wakeup either when a key is > > > pressed or when the program has new information to display. > > > > > > I can probably manage to control blank screen savers but I > > > would prefer to power down the displays to standby modes. > > > > > > The machines are those small size 'kitchen computer' VIA > > > based cubes (almost). The monitors are LCD displays. > > > > > > Are there ioctls to help with this? > > > How do I go about it? > > > > Malcolm, > > > > FWIW, there's an option called DPMS in your XF86Config file under the > > monitors section. I know you have to have a fairly recent version of= X > > for this. Eric, I was asking specifically about programs on virtual console. But thanks a= nyway. > > It's been there a long time, actually. > > On the console, there's a "green" screensaver and an "apm" screensaver. Thanks Lowell, The green_saver suits my needs rather well. {I was looking for a much more difficult solution ;-) } Malcolm=20