Re: [Sheflug] Monitor not shutting off

[Barrie Bremner <nospam [at] ecosse.net>]

Jonathan Machell wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> > Little bit of a repost, but I got no response the first time around:
> >
> >  Now that I've finally got XFree 4 config'd and running, it turns out
> > that the monitor is not shutting off.
> >
> >  I've tried manually shutting it off with
> >
> > xset dpms force off
> >
> >  but that does nothing either.
> >
> >  I'm having to use the power button, and it's annoying me, not to
> > mention the fact I'm walking away from the monitor to go do other stuff,
> > expecting it to off, and it's sitting there eating power for several
> > hours...
> >
> >  Any ideas any one?
> 
> Isn't this just CMOS settings and the like?
> 
> I might be completely wrong here, but my CMOS set-up thing has an option about
> powering down monitor, hard-disk et cetera if not used for long periods of time.
> 
> Try pressing DEL when the computer boots up.
> 
> I'll shut up now.
> 
> jonathan

 It isn't the BIOS setup. (Just to make sure I'm in X 3.3.6 now, and
everything is fine), and I'm sure I shut off the BIOS powersaving stuff.

 Baz.


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