Power down monitor

jpc82 · Guru Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 326

How can i get my system to power down my monitor automatically when its not used?

I'm currently using KDE3, but may move to XFCE4 soon, and I when to power managment set it to turn off my monitor and it does, but only sometimes.

I then downloaded apmd and started that and it made no differene.

What do I need to do?

INFO
Kernel has APM support and set for it to work on boot compiled in the kernel

PC = Barton 2500+, ABIT NF7-S with ATI-Radeon 9500Pro, on gs-sources

skunk · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 6:59 pm Post subject:

put

jpc82 · Guru Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 326

In my XF86Config-4 file this is what I have

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 31.5 - 91.1
VertRefresh 60 - 85
Option "DPMS"

what does it mean if that option is there but there is no "on" after it?

I'll put it in but I can't restart my X yet so I'll only be able to test it in a couple of hours

platypus · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 91

hey does anyone know of putting some sort of time limit on this? it's just that it turns off too quickly for me...there are times when i am just reading my monitor while doing work at my desk and it just shuts off. i am saving power, yes, but its just a pain. haha i would like to use my monitor.

skunk · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:33 pm Post subject:

platypus · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 91

is there a convenient place to put this so it runs everytime i turn on my computer, or does it edit a file so i dont have to do it?

skunk · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 12:18 am Post subject:

you can put it in your ~/.xinitrc

MasterX · Veteran Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1165