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List:       mandrake-expert
Subject:    Re: [expert] Dell laptop hangs with 9.2 when lid closed.
From:       Jack Coates <jack () monkeynoodle ! org>
Date:       2003-11-09 6:54:21
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On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 15:27, Stew Benedict wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Jack Coates wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 06:57, Jack Coates wrote:
> > > edit /etc/acpi/events/lid and comment out action=/usr/sbin/pmsuspend
> > > 
> > > ACPI is attempting to trigger swsusp suspend-to-disk, which basically
> > > doesn't work on modern laptops.
> > ...
> > 
> > that's actually not a fair comment, I should actually state that it
> > doesn't work on Mandrake kernels; it works fine with SuSE and Debian
> > according to the other mailing lists I'm on.
> > 
> 
> Actually it does, depending on the machine of course, like all acpi 
> functionality.  I was using it for a week or so, but it's so slow, I can 
> do a normal shutdown/boot faster than a suspend resume.
> 
> Machine: Compaq Presario 1215US
> 
> Stew Benedict

Good for you! did you do anything special or did it just work?

BTW, ACPI and swsusp haven't actually got anything to do with each
other, except that ACPI events can trigger a suspend.
-- 
Jack Coates
Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...



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