Turning off laptop screen?

[David Sexton]

Super! That works! Except switching between gnome and console turns it 
back on, but can always turn it back off once I've switched 
* Joseph C. Lininger <jbahm at pcdesk.net> [091026 23:35]:
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> The tool vbetool might be of use. It's designed to work with a vesa
> complient bios. If you can get hold of it, then just run this command.
> 
> vbetool dpms off
> 
> That instructs the bios to turn off the power to the display.
> - --
> Those of you who think they know everything are very annoying to those
> of us who actually do.
> Joseph C. Lininger, <jbahm at pcdesk.net>
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