-----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 at 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 at EU.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEGEyP7s9z/XlyUyARAo0UAJ4jHKXjVLYKtmSju9FK3IL707JUkACg0ezb hWGvGlZlDnjJWnyE6CsZET8= =Or7S -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
