[kde-linux] Sleeping Display

[Leslie Rhorer]

List members,

	I have a system which is set to hibernate the console display after
a time. I need to be able to wake the display back up without anyone hitting
a key or moving the mouse. Is there a way to programmatically wake up the
desktop from a shell script?  It only needs to work for one user (the
default automatic login on the console), and only when that user is logged
on to the console.  Otherwise, it doesn't matter.

	Actually, I'm not sure why the display hibernates at all.  It's
rather puzzling as the screen saver is disabled (or at least I think it is -
I don't see a setting which specifically disables it, and I haven't selected
one in the screensaver settings window), and I have power management shut
off.  I don't mind the fact the screen blanks, however, as long as I can
control it and cause the screen to come to life without pressing a key.  In
fact, I prefer the screen to blank after a period of inactivity, but I need
to wake the screen when certain events occur.

	I'm running KDE 3.5.10 under Debian "Lenny" Linux on kernel
2.6.26-2-686 on a Dell GX-270 compact desktop.