CentOS - Sep 2005 - is there a utility to tell if the monitor is on or off in CentOS?

Is am trying to find a utility to tell me if the monitor is physically  
on or off?

DPMS is turn off so the monitor will not be automatically turning off - 
I just need
to know if someone has turned off the monitor in an automated way?

I thought the VESA standard would have something like that but I have 
not found
it.

Does anyone know a way to do this?

Thanks.

Jerry

On Saturday 10 September 2005 00:33, Jerry Geis wrote:
> Is am trying to find a utility to tell me if the monitor is physically ?
> on or off?
>
> DPMS is turn off so the monitor will not be automatically turning off -
> I just need
> to know if someone has turned off the monitor in an automated way?
>
> I thought the VESA standard would have something like that but I have
> not found
> it.
>
> Does anyone know a way to do this?
>
> Thanks.
xset q

will show it - look for "monitor on" in there somewhere...

Peter.

or see if ddcprobe works.

Jerry Geis wrote:
> Is am trying to find a utility to tell me if the monitor is physically  
> on or off?
> 
> DPMS is turn off so the monitor will not be automatically turning off - 
> I just need
> to know if someone has turned off the monitor in an automated way?
> 
> I thought the VESA standard would have something like that but I have 
> not found
> it.
> 
> Does anyone know a way to do this?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jerry
> 
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