Difference between revisions of "Radeontool"
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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]. | ||
| + | You may need to set up {{cmd|sudo|}} (preferred method) or make the executable setuid root by issuing | ||
| − | + | {{cmdroot|chmod u+s /path/to/radeontool}} | |
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| − | to use it | + | in order to allow unprivileged users to use it. |
=== Project Homepage / Availability === | === Project Homepage / Availability === | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 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
