Re: [SLE] monitor power management
Hello all, I have a sollution from the SuSE support. But its strange that it won't work tru the KDE...? Greatings Gerrit Jan Eldering You are talking about the monitor I realize. You find the following article about that in our support database http://sdb.suse.de/en/ with the keyword "DPMS". Title: XFree86: activating DPMS with XFree86 4.0 http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/cg_dpms4.0.html _______________________________________________________ Applies to SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.4 XFree86: Versions since 4.0 Request: You want to activate energy saving modes for your monitor. Procedure: The energy saving mode must be activated in the XFree86 4.0 config file. For this you need to edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config. Go to the section Monitor that looks something like: Section "Monitor" HorizSync 31.5-90 Identifier "Monitor" ModelName "DDC-Probed" VendorName "DDC-Probed" VertRefresh 50-100 UseModes "Modes" EndSection Add the option "DPMS" like this: Section "Monitor" HorizSync 31.5-90 Identifier "Monitor" ModelName "DDC-Probed" VendorName "DDC-Probed" VertRefresh 50-100 UseModes "Modes" Option "DPMS" EndSection After restarting the X server you can activate the energy saving modes with xset dpms 600 1200 2400 # Standby, Suspend and Offtime in seconds Best regards Your SuSE Support-Team Hartmut Meyer (isupport@suse.de) ------------------------------------------------------------ SuSE GmbH, Tel: +49-421-5262300 Mo-Fr 13-18.00 Schanzaeckerstr. 10, Fax: +49-421-5262350 90443 Nuernberg, Email: isupport@suse.de Germany WWW: http://support.suse.de/ ----------------------------------------
Interestingly enough, I am currently using "dpms" in my XF86config and the power management tool in the control centre for KDE2 and it works fine. Last night, however, I tried it on my system at home which has an onboard Sis55xx graphics adapter. It failed miserably. I am using XFree3 something or the other because I couldn't get it to work with XFree4.0.x I haven't given up hope as yet though. I think I must have done a typo or something like that so I will check it again over the weekend. Eddie On Thursday 22 March 2001 18:03, you wrote:
Hello all,
I have a sollution from the SuSE support. But its strange that it won't work tru the KDE...?
Greatings Gerrit Jan Eldering
You are talking about the monitor I realize.
You find the following article about that in our support database http://sdb.suse.de/en/ with the keyword "DPMS".
Title: XFree86: activating DPMS with XFree86 4.0
http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/cg_dpms4.0.html _______________________________________________________
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.4 XFree86: Versions since 4.0
Request:
You want to activate energy saving modes for your monitor.
Procedure:
The energy saving mode must be activated in the XFree86 4.0 config file. For this you need to edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config. Go to the section Monitor that looks something like:
Section "Monitor" HorizSync 31.5-90 Identifier "Monitor" ModelName "DDC-Probed" VendorName "DDC-Probed" VertRefresh 50-100 UseModes "Modes" EndSection
Add the option "DPMS" like this:
Section "Monitor" HorizSync 31.5-90 Identifier "Monitor" ModelName "DDC-Probed" VendorName "DDC-Probed" VertRefresh 50-100 UseModes "Modes" Option "DPMS" EndSection
After restarting the X server you can activate the energy saving modes with
xset dpms 600 1200 2400 # Standby, Suspend and Offtime in seconds
Best regards
Your SuSE Support-Team Hartmut Meyer (isupport@suse.de) ------------------------------------------------------------ SuSE GmbH, Tel: +49-421-5262300 Mo-Fr 13-18.00 Schanzaeckerstr. 10, Fax: +49-421-5262350 90443 Nuernberg, Email: isupport@suse.de Germany WWW: http://support.suse.de/ ----------------------------------------
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