Arch Linux

cujo

Member

Registered: 2007-03-28

Posts: 45

Automating powersave

Is there a way to tell powersave to do its thing after I am idle for x minutes?  I was thinking it might be able to tie into xscreensaver since it has powersave options for the display, but no luck.  Really, I just want it to go to sleep after I'm idle for a while.  How can I do this?

MrFuji

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2007-05-05

Posts: 26

Re: Automating powersave

Perhaps gnome-power-manager does the trick?
You can tell it to go into powersave mode after a few minutes of being idle. No idea what "powersave-mode" means exactly, maybe it's sleep? (just  saw the function, haven't tried it yet)

pelle.k

Member

From: Åre, Sweden (EU)

Registered: 2006-04-30

Posts: 667

Re: Automating powersave

gpm can put your monitor and computer to suspend/hibernation (you _need_ gnome-screensaver for monitor suspend though...). kpowersave has some more options available. I have never done this using a cli daemon though...

---

"Your beliefs can be like fences that surround you.
You must first see them or you will not even realize that you are not free, simply because you will not see beyond the fences.
They will represent the boundaries of your experience."
SETH / Jane Roberts

cujo

Member

Registered: 2007-03-28

Posts: 45

Re: Automating powersave

Gracias