[SM-Discuss] Disable DPMS permenantly
Matthew Clark
matthewclark at inlesserterms.net
Sun Nov 4 09:58:28 EST 2007
Quoting Alexander Tsamutali <astsmtl at gmail.com>:
> В Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:42:04 -0500
> Matthew Clark <matthewclark at inlesserterms.net> пишет:
>
>> I know this isn't SMGL-specific, but I can't seem to find an answer
>> anywhere and figured some of you veterans might have a quick answer.
>>
>> My current xorg/kde setup seems to have DPMS enabled, as shown when
>> executing `xset q`. A simple `xset -dpms` solves my problem. But
>> what's annoying is how DPMS is ALWAYS enabled when X is started, and
>> I can't seem to find where the setting is. So every time I start X,
>> I have to launch a console and disable DPMS, and it's really getting
>> on my nerves.
>>
>> The DPMS option in my xorg.conf is commented out. If there's
>> another DPMS setting somewhere, I can't find it -- I've scoured my
>> system for configuration files.
>>
>> Any ideas? I know it must be something simple, but evidently I need
>> a hint :)
>
> That's not my business, but why do you want to disable DPMS
> permanently? DPMS helps us save energy and solve environmental
> problems.
You certainly have a point. However, because electric rates are
expensive where I live, if I am not using my PC, I turn it off (like
other things in my house). So I don't really need such a feature in
my scenario -- it just annoys me.
>
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