"Russell May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>This occurs under the console (no X) as well as X.
setterm(1) only affects the console. Under X, see xset(1), probably
something like 'xset s off'.
>I have tired all the setterm commands listed in the man pages, but my
>monitor still blanks out after 10 minutes of nonuse. I have looked
>through the init.d stuff and haven't found anything. Any ideas,
>suggestions? Thanks.
If you're running potato, the setterm man page there was pretty useless,
although it's been improved in woody/sid. You probably want some
combination of these:
-blank [0-60] (virtual consoles only)
Sets the interval of inactivity, in minutes, after
which the screen will be automatically blanked
(using APM if available). Without an argument,
defaults to 0 (disable console blanking).
-powersave on|vsync
Puts the monitor into VESA vsync suspend mode.
-powersave hsync
Puts the monitor into VESA hsync suspend mode.
-powersave powerdown
Puts the monitor into VESA powerdown mode.
-powersave [off]
Turns off monitor VESA powersaving features.
-powerdown [0-60]
Sets the VESA powerdown interval in minutes. With
out an argument, defaults to 0 (disable powerdown).
If the console is blanked or the monitor is in sus
pend mode, then the monitor will go into vsync sus
pend mode or powerdown mode respectively after this
period of time has elapsed.
'setterm -blank 0' might well be enough.
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Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
