Re: Sleeping X
On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 03:50:59 +0800
csj <csj@mindgate.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 03:12:58 -0700
> "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> > on Wed, Jun 19, 2002, Jeremy Turner (jeremy.turner@oc.edu) wrote:
> > > I am running Debian Sid with XFree86 4.1 and a USB keyboard and
> > > mouse. When my display power management kicks in, I cannot awake
> > > my display with the keyboard or the mouse (both USB devices) but
> > > only with a PS/2 keyboard (haven't tried a PS/2 mouse). Is there
> > > a way to tell XFree86 that my mouse should be able to wake the
> > > display back up?
> >
> > Moving the mouse generally won't do this. Clicking will.
> >
> > Me? I hit the <shift> key. Why? Because sometimes it's hard to
> > tell the difference between a blanked display, and a powered-down
> > monitor.<shift> (or other modifiers -- <atl>, <ctrl>, etc.) are
> > pretty unlikely to have any effect on the system, as they don't
> > send a signal to an application in most cases. You're not going to
> > accidentally do something if you'e guessed wrong about display
> > state.
>
> Use the power button. If the computer is under power management, I'm
> sure there's a bios option to have the soft power button toggle the
> power state.
>
>
I have the same problem, but it doesn't work with the power-button, nor
the keyboard or mouse (both PS/2)
Any more suggestions? Another thing, it won't power down if I use the -p
flag to shutdown, or run powerdown. It just says Power down. And I'm
left to switch it off manually. I'm running the 2.4.18 kernel.
Thank you in advance!
--
Best regards, Erik
Main:
erik.ljungstrom@metalab.unc.edu
Alternative:
alfons@sverige.com
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