But does that really send it into powersave mode? When setterm blanks the screen, the CRT guns are still running, as the back of the monitor is still warm to the touch, whereas when Windows puts the monitor into powersave mode, the back of the monitor becomes cool.
Sean Hamori Andras wrote: > Jeff Katcher wrote: > > > > Hi all, I would like to use the PowerSave mode on my monitor (in win9x > > when i am idle for X minutes the screen goes into powersave mode) is > > there a way to do this in Linux? > > > > On a Linux console, you can enable this via setterm(1). For X, xset(1x) > can do the job. > > AndrĂ¡s > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election. -- Bill Vaughan