DPMS

[Zachary D Cogswell]

i believe you can use 'setterm' to do this
try 'man setterm' and look for -powersave and -powerdown. i think
those are the options that you'd set.

on a semi-related note - does anyone know how to use a screensaver in console?
for instance, if i wanted to run cmatrix (cool console prog to make your
monitor screen look like the ones from the movie the matrix) after x amount
of idle minutes, is there any way to do this without using a daemon to
monitor the system? I tried using a program called csd - console screensaver
daemon, but it ate up 98% of my cpu... any info would be appreciated.

thanks

Zac Cogswell
cogswell@msu.edu


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> Is there a way to invoke DPMS mode for a monitor from
> the command line without X running?  I don't have X
> installed on my server (Debian Slink).  The console
> blacks out after 5 (?) minutes, but the monitor is
> still "on".
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