Re: [ACPI-sppt] how to turn the display-backlight off?

Hi,

> > is this when running X, or on the console? In X, you could try running
> 
> im still newbie (means x ;P)
> 
> > $ xset dpms force off
> 
> muaBs:/home/muab # xset dpms off
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
> 
> xset:  unable to open display ":0"
> 
> =(

this way, you wouldn't have been able to run 'xterm', either :). You
need to either set up your X server properly to allow root access to
it (xhost, xauth), or just run 'xset' as the user that started X.

> > to see if the display can be set turned with DPMS. If so, I think you
> > don't even need any ACPI support. I seem to remember that there's some
> > kind of kernel option to blank the console with DPMS, too.
> 
> you mean while compiling a kernel?

Yes.

Cheers
Robert


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