Hi,
I have suse 8.2 and i wan to set my monitor up so that it will automatically turn off(go into energy saver mode) after a certain period of inactivity, Where would i go about doing this?

Hi blackpacu! Welcome to LinuxQuestions!

Are you using xscreensaver as your screensaver in GUI mode? Try typing this in a terminal window:
xscreensaver-demo
Then, you should get a config window and in the 'Advanced' tab is what you're looking for (Power management).

Good luck!
Martin

thanks but that command didnt work, anywhere else i should look? im running kde 3.0 thinking of upgrading to 3.1 or the 3.2 beta

The power management in X isn't really a factor of what window manager you're running, or desktop environment... It's enabled with X itself.

Try these commands out in an xterm :

Those are command line options which will force X into power saving on the fly.

If this is what you're looking for, you can simply add a few lines to your XF86Config-4... However I do not use SuSE and I have heard that YAST is prone to updating or overwriting configuration files if you change anything with it after you've added your own options by hand...

Here are some relevant lines in my XF86Config file.:

Of course, you can substitute whatever time values you like for the different values I use.

--Shade

KDE Control Center > Power Control > Display Power Control

Thanks, i tried both ways and it workds now