Re: xset - global settings

[Joachim Trinkwitz <upp105@ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>]

Arcady Genkin <genkin@sympatico.ca> writes:

> I'm experimenting with utilizing xset's dpms setting to suspend and
> turn off my monitor. It works fine if I add a line like this:
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xset dpms 300 600 900
> to my .xsession.
> 
> Problem: I would like to go a step further and set this feature to
> work even wiht graphical login screen. So that if I boot up my
> computer, but don't want to login, the screen would be blanked after
> certain time. Which script do I put the setting in?
> 
> I tried /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc, /etc/X11/Xsession, and
> /etc/X11/wdm/Xstartup_0, but I guess all these scripts are read only
> *after* an actual login by a user.

Try to edit your XF86Config file like this excerpt from mine:

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "My_card"
    [...]
    Option      "power_saver"   # <<<<<<<<<<<<<
EndSection
Section "Screen"
    Driver      "svga"
    [...]
    BlankTime   3               # <<<<<<<<<<<<<
    SuspendTime 10              # <<<<<<<<<<<<<
    OffTime     20              # <<<<<<<<<<<<<

This blanks the screen after 3 min., suspends the monitor after 10 and 
turns it off after 20.

Greetings,
joachim