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Date:      Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:46:02 GMT
From:      Vsevolod Volkov <vvv@lucky.net>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   kern/114928: green_saver does not switch DVI monitor power off
Message-ID:  <200707261046.l6QAk2uM048404@www.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <200707261050.l6QAo1Wx079875@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         114928
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       green_saver does not switch DVI monitor power off
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jul 26 10:50:01 GMT 2007
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Vsevolod Volkov
>Release:        6.2-RELEASE-p5
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD tea.colocall.net 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #9: Wed Jul 11 12:04:15 EEST 2007     root@tea.colocall.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/tea  i386

>Description:
green_saver does not switch DVI monitor power off, just blanks a screen. Backlight stays on. There is no problem when monitor connected via analog VGA cable.

Additional information:
- VGA: nVidia GeForce 6200 TC or 7600 GS;
- Monitor: ViewSonic VG920 connected via DVI;
- /etc/rc.conf:
saver="green"
allscreens_flags="MODE_282" # 1280x1024

>How-To-Repeat:
Connect LCD monitor via DVI.
Load green_saver.
Wait for screensaver timeout.

>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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