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There's also a script called [http://fdd.com/software/radeon/lightwatch.pl lightwatch.pl] available at the project homepage that turns off the background light whenever xscreensaver blanks the screen and back on when unblanked. A more sophisticated version can be found [http://web.utk.edu/~rmahurin/inspiron5100/node5.html#SECTION00055400000000000000 here].
 
There's also a script called [http://fdd.com/software/radeon/lightwatch.pl lightwatch.pl] available at the project homepage that turns off the background light whenever xscreensaver blanks the screen and back on when unblanked. A more sophisticated version can be found [http://web.utk.edu/~rmahurin/inspiron5100/node5.html#SECTION00055400000000000000 here].
  
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You may need to set up {{cmd|sudo|}} (preferred method) or make the executable setuid root by issuing
  
You may need to set
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{{cmdroot|chmod u+s /path/to/radeontool}}
:{{cmdroot|chmod u+x radeontool}}
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to use it as non-root user (/dev/mem problem).
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in order to allow unprivileged users to use it.
  
 
=== Project Homepage / Availability ===
 
=== Project Homepage / Availability ===

Revision as of 15:57, 16 December 2005

radeontool is a hack to turn on and off the panels background light and external video.

Features

  • turn background light on/off
  • turn external video on/off

There's also a script called lightwatch.pl available at the project homepage that turns off the background light whenever xscreensaver blanks the screen and back on when unblanked. A more sophisticated version can be found here.

You may need to set up sudo (preferred method) or make the executable setuid root by issuing

# chmod u+s /path/to/radeontool

in order to allow unprivileged users to use it.

Project Homepage / Availability

http://fdd.com/software/radeon/

Status

  • stable and active

See also