Re: [gdm-list] Network Latency on timeout

["Dan Nicholson" <dbn lists gmail com>]

On 8/6/07, Bill Moseley <moseley hank org> wrote:
>
> Yes, I suspect it's DPMS.  xset -q shows:
>
> DPMS (Energy Star):
>   Standby: 1200    Suspend: 1800    Off: 2400
>   DPMS is Enabled
>   Monitor is On
>
> Although running "xset dpms force standby" (or anything else) blanks the
> LCD screen but I can also see that it turns off the LCD back light.
>
> But, when the latency happens the screen goes blank but I can see that
> the back light is still on.  Later, when the back light is turned off
> is when the latency seems to go away.
>
> Sure would make debugging less painful if I didn't have to wait 20
> minutes for the problem to show up... ;)

In order to change the intervals, I believe you pass numerical args to
xset dpms:

xset dpms 10 20 30

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Dan