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Date:      Sat, 14 Sep 2002 02:56:25 -0400
From:      parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net>
To:        twig les <twigles@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Windowmaker timeout for power saving
Message-ID:  <20020914065625.GA312@moo.holy.cow>
In-Reply-To: <20020913170249.17209.qmail@web10108.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20020913170249.17209.qmail@web10108.mail.yahoo.com>

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in message <20020913170249.17209.qmail@web10108.mail.yahoo.com>,
wrote twig les thusly...
>
> I still can't figure out how to raise the timeout value for X's
> power saving settings.

try xset's dpms option.  from its man page...

  ...
  -dpms   The -dpms option disables DPMS (Energy Star)  fea-
         tures.

  +dpms   The  +dpms  option enables DPMS (Energy Star) fea-
         tures.

  dpms flags...
         The dpms option  allows  the  DPMS  (Energy  Star)
         parameters  to  be set.  The option can take up to
         three numerical values, or the `force'  flag  fol-
         lowed  by  a DPMS state.  The `force' flags forces
         the server to immediately switch to the DPMS state
         specified.    The   DPMS   state  can  be  one  of
         `standby', `suspend', or  `off'.   When  numerical
         values  are  given, they set the inactivity period
         (in units of seconds) before the three  modes  are
         activated.   The  first  value  given  is  for the
         `standby' mode, the second is  for  the  `suspend'
         mode,  and  the third is for the `off' mode.  Set-
         ting these values implicitly enables the DPMS fea-
         tures.   A  value  of  zero  disables a particular
         mode.

...so...

  xset dpms 900 1200 0

...should set standby time of 900 seconds, suspend 1200, and turns
off "off" feature.


  - parv

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