Re: apm (was: Re: Do you still need screensavers these days?)
On Mon, Feb 15, 1999 at 11:03:24PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 15, 1999 at 09:35:26PM -0500, Rob Mahurin wrote:
> > Hmmm, this thread died without answering the question I was lurking to
> > listen for. I have apmd up and running but can't figure out how to
> > make it go to sleep on a schedule. Winblows had (has, presumably) a
> > place where you could just say "go to sleep after n minutes." Is
> > there a place where I could configure this in debian?
>
> setterm(1)
> XF86Config(5)
> xset(1)
>
These all allow you to blank the screen and shut down the monitor.
I'm trying find a way to set a similar sort of timeout and issue an
"apm --suspend" so that the power light on my box blinks. I'm sorry
if that wasn't clear ... or am I missing something obvious?
Rob
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