[SLE] XF86 power_saver
The man page for XF86Config has the following statement in the description of the StandbyTime option: The power_saver Option must be set for this to be enabled. However, I can't find anything in the XF86Config man page, or elsewhere, that describes the power_saver option. How do I turn on DPMS power-saving? Paul Abrahams -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
To enable power saving (man XF86_SVGA or man XF86_Accel) set in the Device section: Section "Device" ... Option "power_saver" EndSection Not all cards support this feature. To configure the timeouts set in the Screen section (man XF86Config): Section "Screen" ... BlankTime time StandbyTime time SuspendTime time OffTime time ... EndSection Where the timeouts are, respectively, 10, 20, 30 and 40 minutes. BlankTime does not need the power_saver option. You can set power saving mode manually with xset. -- Rafael Herrera Laboratory for Computational Neuroscience University of Pittsburgh http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~raffo -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
"Rafael E. Herrera" wrote:
To enable power saving (man XF86_SVGA or man XF86_Accel) set in the Device section:
Section "Device" ... Option "power_saver" EndSection
Not all cards support this feature.
To configure the timeouts set in the Screen section (man XF86Config):
Section "Screen" ... BlankTime time StandbyTime time SuspendTime time OffTime time ... EndSection
Where the timeouts are, respectively, 10, 20, 30 and 40 minutes. BlankTime does not need the power_saver option.
I wonder if there's a way to specify this with SAX - or is there no alternative to manually twiddling XF86Config? (The disadvantage of manual twiddling is that you have to redo it whenever you reinvoke SAX.) Paul Abrahams -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Within SAX you can add options, look at the menu entries and the expert options of the card configurations. I think they survive the next time you run SAX, but I'm not positive. That is one of the shortcomings SAX, it does not pick up or preserves your own customizations, I always have to set up my wheel mouse options after using sax. -- Rafael -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
"Rafael E. Herrera" wrote:
To enable power saving (man XF86_SVGA or man XF86_Accel) set in the Device section:
Section "Device" ... Option "power_saver" EndSection
Not all cards support this feature.
To configure the timeouts set in the Screen section (man XF86Config):
Section "Screen" ... BlankTime time StandbyTime time SuspendTime time OffTime time ... EndSection
Does anyone know how BlankTime, StandbyTime, SuspendTime, and OffTime relate to each other? Apparently they're defined by the DPMS specs, which I don't have. The XF86Config man page simply refers to the standby, suspend, and off phases of DPMS mode with no further explanation. Paul Abrahams -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 10:48:55PM -0400, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
However, I can't find anything in the XF86Config man page, or elsewhere, that describes the power_saver option. How do I turn on DPMS power-saving?
I'd recommend using KDPMS for KDE systems (in [kpa] on the CDs) or gxset for those who don't have KDE. I found gxset at http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/07/11/931676263.html, and it compiled and ran fine. Once you have used gxset, save the output (~/.xset.sh by default), `chmod +x' the file, and then refer to it in your ~/.xinitrc some time before the window manager is started. Hope this helps :). -- -=|JP|=- Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions -o) jpennington@atipa.com | http://www.atipa.com /\\ Kansas City, MO, USA | 816-241-2641 x121 _\_V -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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