[Bug 1239264] Re: setterm -powersave fails

[gregrwm]

ok thank you, it works when also specifying <, eg

setterm -term linux -powersave powerdown -powerdown 2 -blank
1>/dev/tty2</dev/tty2

perhaps this should be bug against the manpage, to clarify the need of
what to specify (eg if running from init scripts).

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Title:
  setterm -powersave fails

Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  regardless of the argument to -powersave, setterm complains

  setterm: cannot (un)set powersave mode: Invalid argument

  see also Bug #1239263 /etc/kbd/config ignores POWERDOWN_TIME

  thus there appears to be no way (without X) to powerdown the display,
  and hence ubuntu servers w/o X don't play well as energy conscious citizens.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: util-linux 2.20.1-1ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-54.56-lowlatency 3.2.50
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-54-lowlatency i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.5
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Oct 12 22:29:35 2013
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: util-linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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