radeontool script idea? [SOLVED (WORK AROUND)]

info4all · n00b Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 45

I don't know how many people are running ati radeon video cards in there laptops but I am running one and I am tired of having to fuss with radeontool light off/on. I have an idea for a script but there are just two problems 1) I don't know the first thing about writing scripts (I am currently trying to teach myself from http://www.freeos.com/guides/lsst/ ) 2) I don't know much about the linux OS. So I wanted to throw out an idea to all you and see if 1) it is possable to do 2) if someone would mind writing it or giving me enough information so I could write it myself. So without further ado... the idea:

Power saving shuts down the monitor and other things. I assume this occurance is monitored somewhere in the OS. Is it possible to have a script watch for a blank screen and then run radeontool light off and then watch for a wakeup command and run radeontool light on? If that is not a possibility what about a program that will turn the screen off after x time of not being used and have it come back on once it is in use again.

Thanks for reading!

Specialized · Apprentice Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 264

info4all · n00b Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 45

Thanks Specialized! I do want to clear something up before I try this. I am a little confused about the typing without a screen. Is the script just one quick check or a constant monitor? Does the script only turn the screen off or does it turn on the screen as well but only when executed while the screen is off?

Thank you

Specialized · Apprentice Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 264

It turns off the monitor and it will stay dark until you execute the script once again.
You just have to use the up arrow and then press enter.
But you have to be carefull, the konsole needs to be in foreground, if it turns to the background it's hard to get it back to foreground and execute the script.
Thats why it is better to have in on a hotkey, then you just press this key and the backlight will get on.

tsunam · Retired Dev Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 343

if you want a automatic powering off when you close your lid etc.

Specialized · Apprentice Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 264

Yes, I would say that's a good solution.

info4all · n00b Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 45

Thanks Specialized for clearing that up for me and thanks tsunam for that extra bit of code. I have the hotkey and it works just fine. I would like to bind this action with the x event blank screen but this will work until I can find that.

Thank you