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List:       voyage-linux
Subject:    Re: [Voyage-linux] Swith off monitor
From:       Darshaka Pathirana <dpat () syn-net ! org>
Date:       2010-11-12 7:55:07
Message-ID: 4CDCF2DB.6040408 () syn-net ! org
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On 11/10/2010 10:34 PM, Rainer Stratmann wrote:
> How can I switch of the monitor?
> Can it be done by a Linux API call?

% vbetool dpms off

works here! But beware: you need to call "vbetool dpms on" to 
reactivate your display. (Moving your mouse or hitting the keyboard 
will not automatically turn it on.)

vbetool can "interact badly with X on some systems" so read the "man 
vbetool".

Regards,
  - Darsha

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