LCD backlight does not turn off on console (acer travelmate 291LMi)

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LCD backlight does not turn off on console (acer travelmate 291LMi)

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07-16-2004, 11:49 AM	#1
zen_guerrilla Member Registered: Aug 2003 Location: Greece Distribution: OpenBSD, Debian, Ubuntu Posts: 42 Rep:	LCD backlight does not turn off on console (acer travelmate 291LMi) I think the subject speaks for itself. Under X it works great, on console however backlight stays on forever. I try: Code: $ /usr/bin/setterm -blank 10 -powersave powerdown -powerdown 20 $ uname -r 2.6.8-rc1 Anyone ?

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