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Date:      Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:54:26 +0200
From:      Jochen Gensch <incmc@gmx.de>
To:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Turning off screen completely
Message-ID:  <41779562.8020303@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To: <20041021011752.GE10871@empiric.icir.org>
References:  <4176DECC.70606@gmx.de> <20041021011752.GE10871@empiric.icir.org>

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Bruce M Simpson wrote:

> I have noticed that DPMS
> standby seems to turn off the backlight on my T40 whilst screensavers
> are running.

Doesn't work here. I can run a xset dpms force standby, suspend... the 
back light always stays on. I'm curious, what is the technical 
background to this? Who / what controls this behaviour? BTW: what is 
that radeon.ko module needed for? I thought X.org uses its own driver?

Jochen




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