On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 09:27:56AM -0700, Krzys Majewski wrote: > > Try installing the apm daemon (apmd), but I think it won't do these > > things. > > Yeah I got the apm daemon, it's the debian/unstable version though, maybe > I should get the latest sources?
Don't know. apmd (as I know) is able to suspend and standby the computer, but I don't notice any difference between both options. > > > > The apm options I've configured are: > > > [snip] > > > > Ok, very close to my configuration... But when I simply suspend and I > > try to reuse my computer, it COMPLETLY hangs. > Correction: it randomly hangs. I remember that the last time I tried this it "worked". I listened my computer beeping three times, but it only closed the screen... > What's your configuration? CONFIG_APM=y # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set # CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE is not set # CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is not set CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK=y CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_SUSPEND_BOUNCE=y CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT=y # CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set # CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF is not set I'm running on an Asus P2L97 AGP motherboard, with PII processor. > > When I type apm -s, one of two things happens: > > - The command pauses briefly, then decides to ignore me and returns to > the command prompt. Doesn't happened to me. > > - The system does indeed seem to stop. But the machine doesn't sound any > quieter. The fan is still going and the hd's probably also. That's what happens to me... It shuts down the screen, but disks and fans are still working... > > > I tried to stop a drive (not the root linux one) and then I was unable > > to wake it up and the system crashed... > > How did you try to do it? I've got /usr/sbin/hdparm -S 60 /dev/hda I think I did: hdparm -Y /dev/hdb and I listened how the drive went down. But another time: I was unable to wake it up again. > in /etc/rc.boot/ and the machine hasn't hung yet; then again I haven't really > noticed the HD stopping either. Is there a test program which will > stop the HD right away? > > In other news, my machine was hanging like crazy yesterday morning, > but maybe this is because I was trying out the 2.4-test7 kernel and > acpi. Don't know... I still use 2.2.16. Thanks! > > -chris > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
