From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   Marco Moock  wrote:   
   > On 30.09.2024 19:59 John McCue wrote:   
   >   
   >> Marco Moock  wrote:   
   >> > Hello!   
   >> >   
   >> > If I want to enable xscreensaver to turn off the monitor, it doesn't   
   >> > work. If I select the option, it will be unselected when I start   
   >> > xscreensaver-settings again.   
   >>   
   >> Did not know it could do that.  But I looked at   
   >> xscreensaver-settings and I see power management,   
   >> interesting.   
   >>   
   >> > Is there some package missing on my system or is this feature   
   >> > unsupported on Slackware?   
   >>   
   >> I do not know, but I thought monitor power management was   
   >> a BIOS option as opposed to xscreensaver.  Or maybe the   
   >> BIOS setting for power-down is disabled.   
   >   
   > Monitor can be turned off by the system via GPU.   
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_Display_Power_Management_Signaling   
   >   
   > I dunno if that protocol is also being used for integrated LVDS laptop   
   > displays.   
      
   In my admitedly small sample size, all the laptop's I've run Linux on   
   have supported DPMS powerdown for the LCD panel.   
      
   "xset dpms force off" and the panel turns off.   
      
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