xset dpms during X startup?

[Fabian Keil]

"Darren Spruell" <phatbuckett at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is it possible to configure xset(1) DPMS settings in a ~/.xsession
> file for when a login session starts?
> 
> I have the following ~/.xsession file:
> 
>  /usr/X11R6/bin/xset -b
>  /usr/X11R6/bin/xset dpms 1800 7200 14400
>  /usr/X11R6/bin/xscreensaver -no-splash &
>  exec startfluxbox
> 
> But after logging into XDM after X is restarted 'xset q' still shows:
> 
> DPMS (Energy Star):
>   Standby: 7200    Suspend: 7200    Off: 14400
>   DPMS is Disabled
> 
> Option "DPMS" is enabled in my xorg.conf.
> 
> Is there something I don't know about DPMS and .xsession?
> 
> FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE-p4
> xorg-6.9.0
> fluxbox-devel-0.9.14_1

Did you check your xorg log file if dpms is enabled?

Even without using xset you should see something like:

(**) Option "dpms"
(**) RADEON(0): DPMS enabled

Fabian
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