Bug 23542

Summary:	Monitor won't stay off
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Need Real Name <ws2>
Component:	util-linux	Assignee:	Crutcher Dunnavant <crutcher>
Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:	David Lawrence <dkl>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	7.0
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Description Need Real Name 2001-01-07 17:14:01 UTC

I'm using a Netpliance I-opener with a 20Gb HD with a workstation install of Redhat 7.0.  When the console should blank it turns the monitor off 
just like it should be after a few minutes the monitor cuts back in the the blank screensaver on and then after a few more minutes the monitor 
cuts off again.  This behavior repeats forever.  I have the following setting in my BIOS:

PM Control by APM = No
Video Off Method = DPMS
Video Off After = Doze
Doze Mode = 4 min.
PM Event VGA = ON

Comment 1 Need Real Name 2001-01-07 19:41:56 UTC

I think I figured out how to make it work.  I had to change my BIOS settings to:

PM Control by APM = No
Video Off Method = DPMS
Video Off After = Disable
Doze Mode = Disable
PM Event VGA = ON

and used "setterm -blank 1 -powersave off -powerdown 0" and then "setterm -store".  When I used setterm to turn off console blanking and powersave 
and left my BIOS setting the way it was in the original post the problem still persisted.  Anyway it works now.