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Seems like just about anything is possible on Linux so I will try my luck at this one...
I would like to run a command that disables the monitor temporarily during the boot process. Then enable it again once a program has started. I am think of adding it to the rc.local as I believe it is read early in the boot process (don't quote me on that though).
I know how to check if a the program is started but I have no idea how to disable/enable the monitor.
Seems like just about anything is possible on Linux so I will try my luck at this one...
I would like to run a command that disables the monitor temporarily during the boot process. Then enable it again once a program has started. I am think of adding it to the rc.local as I believe it is read early in the boot process (don't quote me on that though).
I know how to check if a the program is started but I have no idea how to disable/enable the monitor.
Has anyone tried to do this before?
Thank you.
well I used to push the power button on mine.It was blank then come back and push the button agian. good luck.
I'm not aware of any documentation for xset other than the manpages.
jchambers, what happens when you run the xset command?
I have a button on my gnome toolbar I setup to turn off the monitor for night time since my computer is in my bedroom (yes, I could just hit the power button, but this allows me to wake it up with just a mouse movement)
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