Re: using power save and power down features

[Shaul Karl <shaulk@israsrv.net.il>]

> When using windows my computer move the screen automaticly to standby mode
> to save power after a certain time ( a bit after the screen save starts),
> and when I shut down it turns the computer of automaticly.
> Is it posible to perform these using linux? ( I am using potato, currently
> 2.2.9)
> 
> Thanx
> michf@math.tau.ac.il
> 

1) For the ttys I have a call to power_save in ~/.bashrc, where power_save is 
previously defined by:

power_save() {
  if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
    setterm -powersave on
  fi
}

2) For X I have in the Section "Screen" of /etc/X11/XF86Config the lines

        StandbyTime             2
        SuspendTime             3
        OffTime                 4

You might need other/more configuration if you are using a laptop.
As for the shut down, I do not know. My mother board can not do that.
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