App to auto turn off computer if idle for length of time

[dave selby]

On 27/08/07, Howard Coles Jr. <dhcolesj at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 26 August 2007 01:37:51 pm dave selby wrote:
> > On 26/08/07, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> > > dave selby wrote:
> > > > Is there an app or script that does a 'shutdown -h now' when my
> > > > computer has been idle for say an hour or so (trying to save the
> > > > planet !)
> > >
> > > By default, the guidance power manager is installed (on laptops, anyway -
> > > perhaps the installer's smart enough to skip it for desktops), and will
> > > put a battery icon in the system tray.
> > >
> > > Just double click on that,  the second option is "When the system is idle
> > > for more than ...".  Choose a time and choose to suspend, hibernate or
> > > shut down.
> > >
> > > If, in fact, it's not installed on your system, just use:
> > >
> > > # sudo aptitude install kde-guidance-powermanager
> > > --
> > > derek
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion ... unfortunately the app seems pretty smart
> > & realises I am a desktop machine - removing the option !
> >
> > But it was a good idea :)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Dave
>
> I'm having a hard time figuring out what difference it makes that you are not
> on a server?

server ? - laptop :)

 I mean, so what if it realizes you are on a desktop machine?
> It'll still shut down your PC when its idle for a specific amount of time.
>

dave at dave-desktop:/usr/bin$ ./guidance-power-manager
dave at dave-desktop:/usr/bin$ X Error: BadDevice, invalid or
uninitialized input device 169
  Major opcode:  147
  Minor opcode:  3
  Resource id:  0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
  Major opcode:  147
  Minor opcode:  3
  Resource id:  0x0
Failed to open device
No battery found.
This is not a laptop, quitting ...

dave at dave-desktop:/usr/bin$


> Mine does, or did, until I turned that feature off.
>
> It may be the CPU and its capabilities that hamper your desired affect.  Also,
> the version of Guidance Power Manager that comes with versions prior to
> Feisty were not all that good, so try kpowersave, or powernow, or something
> along those lines if you have Dapper, or previous versions of Kubuntu
> installed.

Im running fiesty - this is wierd !


>
> One of the Options I have for lid closure is "Shutdown" which works real well.
> You wont have that on a desktop PC, but you will should still have the "Mains
> Powered" options of "Do Nothing" "Power Down" etc.
>

Looked at kpowersave it has a lot of options, can hibernate, suspend
(neither work in my machine :() but cannot plain turn off !

Cheers

Dave




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