Console: Laptop vs backlight-off problem
Howdy, I have a Debian Lenny system in console-only mode (no X, etc)
running on a Toshiba Tecra S1.
I'd like the LCD backlight to turn off after a period of inactivity but
can't seem to make it happen.
I've tried via setterm (e.g. 'setterm -blank 1 -powersave powerdown
-powerdown 2') and the screen-blanking time is properly adjusted but the
backlight never turns off. (I've tried changing it to include
'-powersave <all_available_options>' with no successes either, as well
as invoking the commands one-at-a-time instead of as a single large
command line.)
Manually using vbetool ('vbetool dpms off/on') does properly turn off/on
the backlight so the underlying hardware & DPMS support seems in place,
but obviously I'd like it to happen automagically.
Am I missing something obvious or is there a silver bullet that I need?
TIA for any assistance, and for Debian!
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