<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> My function keys didn't work once I switched to GNU/Linux for some reason. As a result I wrote a bash script to turn off the LVDS display (LCD screen attached to the laptop). This can be added to the startup process so it can be done automatically. If your interested, I can give it to you (it just uses the xrandr binary). Dave Nathan Kidd wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:4AF85E8D.3010702@spicycrypto.ca" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Jim Dred wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hi I have a laptop whose display is getting bad by the day, and i want it off while I can use the rest of it on vnc over my network. I use xset dpms force off, but the mouse / keyboard movement triggers it on again. Is there a way to turn it off for good? </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> This isn't an answer to the question you asked, but every contemporary laptop I've ever see has a function key to switch between built-in panel and external display. Can't you just switch to external display mode? -Nathan _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:xorg@lists.freedesktop.org">xorg@lists.freedesktop.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg</a> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>