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How to auto turn off monitor?

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-auto-turn-off-monitor.15349/

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rajas700 Original post #1
Sep 11, 2005 at 10:14 PM
In windows we can give the time say auto turnoff monitor after 1 minute.These feature avaliable in red hat 9.0??If so how to use??help me.
vignesh
vignesh #2
Sep 11, 2005 at 11:45 PM
go to your xscreensaver and check the make aware of power management
mediator
Sep 12, 2005 at 12:44 AM
go to command as root and type "shutdown -h -t 10"
Thiswill shutdown ur PC after 10 seconds!
Netjunkie
Sep 12, 2005 at 6:56 AM
He dosent want to shut down his computer, he only wants to turn off the monitor.
Please read the entire question.
mediator
Sep 12, 2005 at 2:43 PM
Huh, can U turn off power of PC speakers from any software or can u turn off printer from software provided by it?? Talk mature!
U cant turn off monitor power except manually by hand by pressing its button or by switching Off main power GET IT?
Netjunkie
Sep 12, 2005 at 6:15 PM
Dear Mr.mediator

You can definetly turn off your monitor after some specified amount of time.

In windows you can very well do this from the power options.

This guy wants to do it in LINUX.

GET IT?

I have posted a screen shot please see this

*img392.imageshack.us/img392/6762/talkmature27qk.th.jpg

Talk mature!!
desertwind
Sep 12, 2005 at 7:03 PM
may be this will help
mediator
Sep 12, 2005 at 7:51 PM
Ok, Thanx!