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List:       suse-linux-e
Subject:    Re: [SLE] Monitor never goes into powersave mode
From:       Bruce Marshall <bmarsh () bmarsh ! com>
Date:       2003-02-09 23:23:28
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On Sunday 09 February 2003 17:02 pm, Marc Christensen wrote:
> On Sunday 09 February 2003 13:59, Bruce Marshall wrote:
> > On Sunday 09 February 2003 15:33 pm, Marc Christensen wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > > When I had 8.0 installed, the monitor would actually turn off
> > > after the 30 minutes of inactivity.  Now, after installing 8.1, it
> > > never turns off.  There were no BIOS changes between installs.
> > >
> > > What is going on here?
> >
> > Look in your XF86Config (/etc/X11/XF86Config) and search for the
> > 'OPTION "DPMS"'    I'm betting there isn't one there.  You can
> > modify the file to add one.
>
> OK, checked and it was not there so I added it.  However, before doing
> so, I ran xset -q and this was returned:
>
> # xset -q
> ...
> Screen Saver:
>   prefer blanking:  yes    allow exposures:  yes
>   timeout:  0    cycle:  600
> ...
> DPMS (Energy Star):
>   Standby: 600    Suspend: 1200    Off: 1800
>   DPMS is Enabled
>   Monitor is On
> ...

I've always found that the DPMS Option is needed in the XF86Config...  
never played with the other commands.




>
> So, is it strange that while the option was not there, it seems to
> have been set up for powersaving mode?  Or does the option have to be
> there to actualy cause the powersaving to take affect?

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+ Bruce S. Marshall  bmarsh@bmarsh.com  Bellaire, MI         02/09/03 
18:22  +
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