Bug#164217: xserver-xfree86: [radeon] screen blanking never turns off the LCD backlight
On Fre, 2002-10-11 at 10:31, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> #include <hallo.h>
> * Jean-Philippe Guérard [Fri, Oct 11 2002, 02:06:44AM]:
>
> I had the same problem with ATI Xpert128, but solved it.
>
> > Section "Device"
> > Identifier "ATI Radeon"
> > Driver "radeon"
> > BusID "PCI:00:12:00"
> > Option "UseFBDev" "false"
>
> Try
> Option "DPMS" "on"
> here.
>
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> > Identifier "Generic Monitor"
> > HorizSync 30-92
> > VertRefresh 50-85
> > Option "DPMS"
>
> Also here, Option "DPMS" "on"
Option "DPMS" actually belongs into the monitor section, and the "on"
doesn't matter.
> > EndSection
It's actually a limitation of the radeon driver in 4.2, it doesn't do
any power managmenet for digital flat panels. I think it's been fixed in
current CVS, but I'm not sure if backporting this particular feature is
feasible.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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