[S.u.S.E. Linux] Green S.u.S.E?
I have been wondering for weeks whether S.u.S.E. or Linux in general has energy saving features like a feature to shutdown the monitor when not in use. I know that the monitor shuts down if I leave the system set without input at the Linux command prompt. It doesn't do this while running the KDE. I really wanted to read up on this before I asked this list, but I haven't found anything jumping out at me. Perhaps this is something that is handled by firmware below the OS level. Any thoughts? Steve -- [<A HREF="http://counter.li.org"><A HREF="http://counter.li.org</A">http://counter.li.org</A</A>>] Yo Bill! Doo-bee, doo-bee, doo. THE WORD OF GOD IS THE CREATION WE BEHOLD: And it is in this word, which no human invention can counterfeit or alter, that God speaketh universally to man. - Thomas Paine, _The Age of Reason_ [L]et [the charter] be brought forth placed on the divine law, the word of God; let a crown be placed thereon, by which; the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king. - Thomas Paine, *Common Sense*, February 14th, 1776 - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Steven T. Hatton wrote:
I have been wondering for weeks whether S.u.S.E. or Linux in general has energy saving features like a feature to shutdown the monitor when not in use. I know that the monitor shuts down if I leave the system set without input at the Linux command prompt. It doesn't do this while running the KDE. I really wanted to read up on this before I asked this list, but I haven't found anything jumping out at me. Perhaps this is something that is handled by firmware below the OS level. Any thoughts?
Steve
Hmmmm.... I guess it must be a problem with KDE. I am running fvwm2 and there the energy saving features work fine. Even on my not very recent mainboard... Urs - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
"STH" == Steven T Hatton <hattons@CPKWEBSER5.ncr.disa.mil> writes:
STH> I have been wondering for weeks STH> whether S.u.S.E. or Linux in general has energy saving features yes, but ... in order to achieve energey saving in different areas, you have to apply totally different means. that makes it quite a bit hard to use. STH> like a feature to shutdown the monitor when not in use. STH> I know that the monitor shuts down if I leave the system set STH> without input at the Linux command prompt. when you're in a plain tty, that's determined by a kernel compile time feature. STH> It doesn't do this while running the KDE. when you're under X-Windows (with whatever wm or desktop ...), this is determined by DPMS (-> man XF86Config, man xset). STH> I really wanted to read up on this before I asked this list, STH> but I haven't found anything jumping out at me. Perhaps this STH> is something that is handled by firmware below the OS level. STH> Any thoughts?
"UM" == Urs Marti <ubmarti@stud.ee.ethz.ch> writes:
UM> Hmmmm.... I guess it must be a problem with KDE. UM> I am running fvwm2 and there the energy saving features work UM> fine. No, it's just a `plain tty' vs. `proper X-Windows setup' thing. UM> Even on my not very recent mainboard... I would actually like to be able to point you to a `Green-HOWTO', but I couldn't find one myself. (After completing these lines I found a Battery-Powered mini HOWTO, that you might find useful, although it's mostly meant for portables.) When we're talking about green features, we normally mean a few other things like spinning down disks etc. as well. Under UNIX circumstances it doesn't make sense to spin down the disk with the root file system, because that one for sure will be `sync-ed' regularly for various reasons. But for other disks you might want to apply `hdparm' to.
My "Battery Powered Linux mini-HOWTO" describes how to reduce system activity on a Linux computer. This is mostly useful for laptops, since this will increase the system's uptime while on battery. It could also be useful for linux servers that are rarely used. Since "Green" bioses are not very common yet, there is no special Linux support available that I know of. Of course, I would love to see a linux modem/fax server that only uses power when someone calls it. I think that a Green HOWTO would deal with the same issues, since "Green" features is mostly about power saving. If you have tips, let me know and I will add it to my HOWTO. Greetings, Hanno - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
To get my monitor to shut down after 30 mins, I use: xset +dpms There are other options to xset. Any help? -- Jon Snidal jonno@printsters.com - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
On 14-Jul-98 Steven T. Hatton wrote: Yup, put Option "power_saver" in the appropriate Device section in your XF86Config. Now the question is, how do I get the REST of the system to power down!?!? I even killed crond thinking it was keeping it awake but it wasn't that.
I have been wondering for weeks whether S.u.S.E. or Linux in general has energy saving features like a feature to shutdown the monitor when not in use. I know that the monitor shuts down if I leave the system set without input at the Linux command prompt. It doesn't do this while running the KDE. I really wanted to read up on this before I asked this list, but I haven't found anything jumping out at me. Perhaps this is something that is handled by firmware below the OS level. Any thoughts?
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At 01:27 AM 7/14/98 -0400, Steven T. Hatton wrote:
I have been wondering for weeks whether S.u.S.E. or Linux in general has energy saving features like a feature to shutdown the monitor when not in use. I know that the monitor shuts down if I leave the system set without input at the Linux command prompt. It doesn't do this while running the KDE. I really wanted to read up on this before I asked this list, but I haven't found anything jumping out at me. Perhaps this is something that is handled by firmware below the OS level. Any thoughts?
Steve
To use X's DPMS you need to add the following to your .xinitrc just before invoking the Window Manager xset +dpms For more info pls. do "man xset" HTH Arun Khan - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Arun K. Khan wrote: [....]
To use X's DPMS you need to add the following to your .xinitrc just before invoking the Window Manager
xset +dpms
Question: Running KDE on SuSE 5.2 my xinitrc points to twm, which has no reference to $WINDOWMANAGER or kdm. But in my home directory there is ..xinitrc, which ends with: # # finaly start the window manager # exec $WINDOWMANAGER So I assume this would be the correct file to add the xset to? The box is configured for root plus 2 users, so would the xset need to be added to the 2nd users .xinitrc in her home directory? I haven't found a .xinitrc for root, so how would I get dpms to kick in for root?
For more info pls. do "man xset"
I did, but given my low level of Linux, it wasn't much help to me. TIA Sandy -- Sandy Seeds 100% Microsoft Free S.u.S.E. Linux! - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Sandy wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Arun K. Khan wrote:
[....]
To use X's DPMS you need to add the following to your .xinitrc just before invoking the Window Manager
xset +dpms
Question: Running KDE on SuSE 5.2 my xinitrc points to twm, which has no reference to $WINDOWMANAGER or kdm. But in my home directory there is ..xinitrc, which ends with: # # finaly start the window manager #
exec $WINDOWMANAGER
So I assume this would be the correct file to add the xset to?
The box is configured for root plus 2 users, so would the xset need to be added to the 2nd users .xinitrc in her home directory?
I haven't found a .xinitrc for root, so how would I get dpms to kick in for root?
For more info pls. do "man xset"
I did, but given my low level of Linux, it wasn't much help to me.
TIA
Sandy
-- Sandy Seeds 100% Microsoft Free S.u.S.E. Linux!
Sandy, I would guess/hope that this setting would be global. For now I just ran the xset command from a kvt prompt. Seems to work. (Thanks guys) I don't know much about the guts of Linux or X myself. Perhaps some one more knowledgeable will be able to explain this. Steve -- [<A HREF="http://counter.li.org"><A HREF="http://counter.li.org</A">http://counter.li.org</A</A>>] Yo Bill! Doo-bee, doo-bee, doo. THE WORD OF GOD IS THE CREATION WE BEHOLD: And it is in this word, which no human invention can counterfeit or alter, that God speaketh universally to man. - Thomas Paine, _The Age of Reason_ [L]et [the charter] be brought forth placed on the divine law, the word of God; let a crown be placed thereon, by which; the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king. - Thomas Paine, *Common Sense*, February 14th, 1776 - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Some asshole is subscribing this email adress to this list please have this email address removed permanently. You will continue to get this message until it is done. Sandy wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Arun K. Khan wrote:
[....]
To use X's DPMS you need to add the following to your .xinitrc just before invoking the Window Manager
xset +dpms
Question: Running KDE on SuSE 5.2 my xinitrc points to twm, which has no reference to $WINDOWMANAGER or kdm. But in my home directory there is ..xinitrc, which ends with: # # finaly start the window manager #
exec $WINDOWMANAGER
So I assume this would be the correct file to add the xset to?
The box is configured for root plus 2 users, so would the xset need to be added to the 2nd users .xinitrc in her home directory?
I haven't found a .xinitrc for root, so how would I get dpms to kick in for root?
For more info pls. do "man xset"
I did, but given my low level of Linux, it wasn't much help to me.
TIA
Sandy
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<PRE> On 14-Jul-98 Steven T. Hatton wrote:
I have been wondering for weeks whether S.u.S.E. or Linux in general has energy saving features like a feature to shutdown the monitor when not in use. I know that the monitor shuts down if I leave the system set without input at the Linux command prompt. It doesn't do this while running the KDE. I really wanted to read up on this before I asked this list, but I haven't found anything jumping out at me. Perhaps this is something that is handled by firmware below the OS level. Any thoughts?
At the command prompt, Linux isn't really shutting down the monitor, it's blacking the screen out. To get the same effect, KDE has a screen saver that you'd have to activate. Check under "K^", "Applnk", "Desktop", "Settings", "Screen Saver" ---------------------------------- <A HREF="http://benham.net/index.html"><A HREF="http://benham.net/index.html</A">http://benham.net/index.html</A</A>> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d+(-) s:+ a29 C++$ UL++>++++ P+++$ L++>++++ E? W+++$ N+(-) o? K- w+++$(--) O M-- V- PS-- PE++ Y++ PGP++ t+ 5 X R+ !tv b++++ DI+++ D++ G++>G+++ e h+ r* y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ ---------------------------------- </PRE> <A HREF="pgp00001.pgp"> PGP signature</A></P>
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