Super! That works! Except switching between gnome and console turns it back on, but can always turn it back off once I've switched * Joseph C. Lininger <jbahm at pcdesk.net> [091026 23:35]: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > The tool vbetool might be of use. It's designed to work with a vesa > complient bios. If you can get hold of it, then just run this command. > > vbetool dpms off > > That instructs the bios to turn off the power to the display. > - -- > Those of you who think they know everything are very annoying to those > of us who actually do. > Joseph C. Lininger, <jbahm at pcdesk.net> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) > > iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJK5ro3AAoJEMh8jNraUiwqV3QH/3sgcjHSeoy2uk1KhECsmYCa > 1xZzkplN9wQ3P+FQrdPgUNMTT8t5p/Wgh1lfjYOdtf05hIM2+2ynIBDnJI1xNorv > mPYiscq8uqRoRcrGwcCtRUI+9qn0652AGl7a/4PQiK4hboVz6+BJkZTgWy2EDlW+ > 5MQYx7v/lJSfvHyWCcmiRIEVF+uqe+Vr4QAkiZGOl5Qtk58CpkR8RK/6PZak6in4 > 2w2Wxp0NEYAn9RuW06pn75z33wXxm0vLJdUkn7CmQlW/cVZUO0xcNMrp9+IAaVJI > 6KN7FFBxlyRjtzX7Qin2ptU3cdw5oAM6p0Q1PWsRK02RixbrOC66tzDBIA/dKUM= > =i7Vd > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup