dpms setting does not work for vesa

[- Tong - <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>]

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:33:55 +0000, - Tong - wrote:

>> My newly installed xorg doesn't support dpms any more:
>> 
>>  $ xset dpms force off
>>  server does not have extension for dpms option
>>  xset:  unknown option force
> 
> load/enable the following module, 
> 
> "extmod"    # some commonly used server extensions (e.g. shape extension)
> 
> I'm able to use 'xset dpms force off' again.

But the problem is that none of the dpms setting is working:

 xset dpms force standby
 xset dpms force suspend
 xset dpms force off

None of the above command has any effect. I'm using the vesa driver. Is
this a known issue?

thanks

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