Michael Klinosky wrote: > Mikkel: >> Take a look at the powersave options of setterm. > > Well, I tried 'setterm -powersave on' - but it responded with "cannot > (un)set powersave mode". > > What gives? > Did you run it in an xterm, or on a VT you were logged into? It will only work on a VT. I use something like: setterm -powersave powerdown setterm -powerdown 5 setterm -powersave on setterm -store It will not work if you try to use it in rc.local or any other script that is not run on a VT. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
