Is it posssible to turn of local X-server/video output when using vnc :0?

g b gbofspam at gmail.com
Fri Apr 22 21:27:30 UTC 2005


> I'm using MetaVNC to share my laptops :0 console to my desktop.  This
> works great but the laptops local display is on the whole time too.  I
> realize and could use VNC with another console, like :1 to, which would
> let the laptops display go to sleep via the ACPI settings.  I just got
> suspend to ram working and I would like to be able to plug my sleeping
> laptop into the docking station, wake it up, connect via MetaVNC and
> continue where I left off.  Ideally the laptops own display need not be
> on at the same time.

I use the stock version of VNC supplied with FC3 (real vnc), and that
leaves the monitor powered off when I access :0 on another host
(assuming it was already powered off).




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