On Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 11:56:33PM -0600, Jeff Lessem wrote: > I should probably be asking these on newbie or xpert, but as this list > has so much less volume I thought I would try here first. I am > running a 2.4.0-test9 woody system with whatever the latest Debian > XFree86 4.0.1 packages happen to be. I have a Dell Inspiron 5000e > with the ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF (AGP) video card. As this is a > laptop, I am using a flat panel display. > > For the most part X works well, but there are a few things which are > bugging me: > > Is it possible to enable DPMS, or whatever mechanism allows for > turning off the screen? I have 'options "dpms"' in my "Monitor" > section, but I am just told 'Option "dpms" is not used' when X starts. % man xset -dpms The -dpms option disables DPMS (Energy Star) features. +dpms The +dpms option enables DPMS (Energy Star) features. 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 followed 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 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. Setting these values implicitly enables the DPMS features. A value of zero disables a particular mode. HAND Frank aka Myth
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