Date: 22 Mar 2003 09:14:02 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: mikemcg@ucla.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: automatic standby after idle timeout Message-ID: <44n0jnfpzp.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20030321142425.90578.qmail@web13805.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030321142425.90578.qmail@web13805.mail.yahoo.com>
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mike mcgranahan <mike_mcgranahan@yahoo.com> writes: > under windows it is possible to configure the system > to enter APM standby after a certain amount of system > inactivity. in linux their is a program called sleepd > which will initiate an APM standby after a > configurable period of system inactivity, which works > both on the console as well as while X is running. is > there any way to achieve the same effect under > freebsd, where the system will enter standby after, > say, 10 minutes of no activity? apmd(8) is the closest thing I know of. I don't know all of the new power-control functions in 5.x, but I wouldn't recommend that for you anyway. > also, can anyone describe the apm_saver.ko KLD? i > can't seem to find a description of it anywhere. It turns off the screen. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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