Re: API to turn off the display

On Saturday 31 January 2004 15:33, Sebastian Yepes F. [ESN] wrote:
> > I wrote a driver that handles what John told.
> >
> > http://access.cent.saitama-u.ac.jp/~taku/freebsd/acpi_vid-20031013.tar.gz
> > MD5 (acpi_vid-20031013.tar.gz) = adbfa6931e505544fb784e00c7b974e7
> >
> > This driver uses ACPI video extension to control display switching and
> > backlight brightness. So working ACPI is a requisition for this driver.
> >
> > Whether it does or does not work depends heavily on how well the BIOS
> > written, however, I hope it worth trying.
> >
> > Suggestions, working/not-working reports etc are very appreciated.
>
> Working 100% in my Dell Inspironn 8500 with nvidia0: <GeForce4 4200 Go>
>
> Thanx for tis this mod. i really needed it..

That's the same vid I got. Does X work for you (especially exiting from X to 
console without distortion) and if so, what's your XF86Config look like?
-- 
Melvyn

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