From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from linserver.romuald.net.eu.org ([63.228.150.209]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1FJZew-0007uj-00 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:19:42 -0500 Received: (qmail 2197 invoked by uid 1000); 15 Mar 2006 10:19:11 -0700 Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:19:11 -0700 From: Gregory Nowak To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: shutting off the screen on a laptop Message-ID: <20060315171911.GA2163@localhost.localdomain> References: <20060315165239.GA1267@localhost.localdomain> <20060315170402.GA27621@taylor.homelinux.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060315170402.GA27621@taylor.homelinux.net> X-PGP-Key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11+cvs20060126 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.7 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:19:43 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thanks. The card on the machine in question is a Neomagic magicgraph 128. There is a function key to switch between the lcd, and external vga port, but that's exactly what it does. If I try it without a external monitor connected, the lcd just flickers for a second, and comes back on supposedly. Greg On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 12:04:02PM -0500, Lorenzo Taylor wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Turning off the screen will usually depend on the video card installed > in the laptop. I have an ATI Radeon on my laptop, and there is a > program called radeontool that turns it on and off. As root, I type: > > radeontool light off > > and it goes off until I reboot. It makes the battery run much longer. > Other laptops have a function key that turns the screen on and off, but > the key varies from one laptop to another. There should also be similar > programs to radeontool for other video cards. > > HTH, > Lorenzo > - -- > Keep American Idol great! Vote for Mandisa! > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFEGEkCG9IpekrhBfIRAkY2AKC7uNeOcBXcf5vVeoLERYFIAkd+hwCeM5t5 > sJxnGutKHdcIbnNsQ5wjrYY= > =Rw3/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEGEyP7s9z/XlyUyARAo0UAJ4jHKXjVLYKtmSju9FK3IL707JUkACg0ezb hWGvGlZlDnjJWnyE6CsZET8= =Or7S -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----