Re: power saving monitor

[Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>]

sacampbe@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca writes:

> I have a 'green' monitor. Since I leave my computer on for long periods
> I'd love it if it could be put into power saving mode after a certain
> length of time. I seem to recall reading that this is possible, but
> can't remember where and can't find the source again. Any pointers?

If you have an S3 or Mach64 video card, add the power_saver option to
XF86Config Display section.  You can set the timeouts with the
SuspendTime and OffTime options.  See XF86_Accel(1x) and
XF86Config(5x) for details.


Guy