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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:55:29 +0100
From: Mark Santcroos <marks@ripe.net>
To: Melvyn Sopacua <freebsd-current@webteckies.org>
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Subject: Re: API to turn off the display
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On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 10:47:54PM +0100, Melvyn Sopacua wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> currently closing the lid doesn't properly turn off the display (when running 
> X it gets to console mode, but doesn't turn off completely).
> 
> I'd like to get tackle this by hooking into devd until this hopefully is 
> resolved, but cannot find any information on a userland utility or system API 
> for the vga/syscons/screen drivers to accomplish that.
> 
> Is there such a thing?

Not really.

Are we talking APM or ACPI here?

Mark