Re: Dell Inspiron 7500 -- screen won't go off!

Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 7500 -- screen won't go off!
From: Tony Lill (Tony.Lill@ajlc.waterloo.on.ca)
Date: Mon Dec 11 2000 - 22:35:05 GMT+1

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You need to upgrade to XFree86 4.0, that can turn off the backlight.
But, if you're a RedHat user, don't upgrade to RedHat 7.0 for
it (when it turns off the backlight, the machine hangs). Either
compile it yourself, or find someone else who has.

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