From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 27 17:36:05 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A66D16A4CE for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:36:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from freek.com (freek.com [206.252.131.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29ADA43D31 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:36:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dorqus@freek.com) Received: by freek.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 3101C9E78D; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 20:36:03 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 20:36:02 -0500 From: dorqus To: Peter Schuller Message-ID: <20040128013602.GA23331@freek.com> References: <20031225.203937.50275884.imp@bsdimp.com> <200312311740.45716.peter.schuller@infidyne.com> <20040101213456.GA19349@freek.com> <200401271106.48604.peter.schuller@infidyne.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200401271106.48604.peter.schuller@infidyne.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Least supported laptop for FreeBSD under $1k X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 01:36:05 -0000 Peter- Peter Schuller wrote... > Right. hw.acpi.lid_switch_state is the one you want. Yep.... > I don't think I ever got suspend to work with X and ACPI. Forgot to mention > that. The "almost works" senario was in console mode (though X may be running > it just must not be the active console). Ah, that's OK....as I said, having it be "always on" is OK. Right now it's been up for 19 days, no problems. I only reboot it really when I have either upgraded the OS or have to go into Windows for work vpn stuff. > It's a trade-off. I actually like being able to close the lid without > suspending the laptop (a problem with APM). But on the other hand the ability > to suspend when I *want* to do that outweighs that inconvenience. *nod* understood, thanks for the suggestions and your help! -- josh