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From: "Sebastián Pedersen" <sebasped@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] DPMS not working with fbdev driver on Xorg
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 16:23:48
Message-Id: 74d65d5883a397ff7b183101364b4e31@openmailbox.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] DPMS not working with fbdev driver on Xorg by Dale
1 On 17-04-2016 12:43 PM, Dale wrote:
2 > Sebastián Pedersen wrote:
3 >> Hi guys,
4 >>
5 >> Sorry to bother because I'm actually using Arch, but since in the past
6 >> this list has given to me outstandings solutions, I git a try here.
7 >>
8 >> I'm having a problem: in Xorg, with the vesa driver the DPMS works
9 >> just fine, but with the fbdev driver (framebuffer) the screen goes
10 >> blank but the monitor never enters in powersave mode.
11 >> And the only configuration that I modify is the video driver in use.
12 >>
13 >> My main problem is that the vesa driver doens't work very well with my
14 >> video card, so that's why I use the fbdev driver.
15 >>
16 >> Any ideas why this happend?
17 >>
18 >> Many thanks in advance.
19 >>
20 >> Cheers,
21 >> Sebas
22 >>
23 >>
24 >>
25 >
26 >
27 > Since this is video related, are you in the video group? Several other
28 > video issues have popped up recently that seem to require users in the
29 > video group. It's easy enough to check. This should work.
30 >
31 > cat /etc/group | grep video
32 >
33 > If that doesn't help, I'm sure someone will come along with other
34 > ideas.
35 >
36 > Dale
37 >
38 > :-) :-)
39
40 Thanks. I'm in the video group.
41
42 Yeah, hope someone can help.
43 I would like it to work because comsuption of electricity is a variable
44 to control for me right now.
45
46 Thanks any way.
47
48 Sebas

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Re: [gentoo-user] DPMS not working with fbdev driver on Xorg Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>