Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 15:48:44 -0700 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eric_Hedstr=F6m?= <erich@ucsd.edu> To: MET <met@uberstats.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mobil <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: On the Go with FreeBSD and KDE Message-ID: <3D97834C.5030503@ucsd.edu> References: <002701c26808$b43a1e50$0200a8c0@SURVIVAL>
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Hi Matthew, I don't know about your laptop specifically, but with many of them it works a lot better to switch to a text console (i.e. Ctrl-Alt-F1) before suspending, and then switch back after resuming. Eric MET wrote: > I am running -STABLE. > > So I made sure that apm is in the kernel (it is), and then I added the > two 'enable' lines into my rc.conf file. I then checked my BIOS's > settings, its set to be 'active' when the lid closes, thus the monitor > is turned off and the rest stays fully powered. I then restarted and > did some testing. Closing the monitor still seems to break X and it > gets screwy. So then I tried pressing the 'Suspend' button on my > laptop, that kind of worked. It powered down the system. I then > powered it back up and it came right back to my screen as it was before > I suspended it. However, everything was fuzzy and blurry, but at least > all there. I then logged out and back in again and it looks all nice > again. Then I decided to write this email. So here we are, and I'm > still lost. Here's my hardware specs as someone (a smart someone) > suggested they could be used to help solve the issue. > > Here's the basics: Dell 8200 > - p4 2 gig > - 15 inch sxga+ monitor > - NVIDIA graphics card, 64MB DDR 4X AGP (device nv) > - 512 DDR RAM > > ~ Matthew > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Sparrow [mailto:spadger@best.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 5:10 PM > To: Matthew Metnetsky (by way of MET <met@uberstats.com>) > Cc: FreeBSD Mobile > Subject: Re: On the Go with FreeBSD and KDE > > > > >>1) Is there some sort of 'standby' mode like Windows has so that the > > >>computer doesn't take as much power, and also is ON. I have at most >>10 minutes between classes and really don't want to turn off the >>laptop just to boot it up again 10 minutes later. And then repeat >>this 4 times a day. Any Ideas? > > > For -STABLE, > > man apm > > You need to distinguish between 'standby' 'suspend' and 'hibernate'. I > don't find 'standby' too useful, personally, but 'suspend' > (suspend-to-RAM) is great for me, as the resume time is less than a > second. > > Hibernate (generally 'suspend-to-DISK', then power off) doesn't work as > well (at least for me), and some hardware has issues when coming back. > > Make sure that the 'apm' device is compiled into the kernel, and ensure > that > > apm_enable="YES" > apmd_enable="YES" > > is in /etc/rc.conf > > My laptops all suspend on lid closure or hitting the "soft" power > button. Couldn't live without it - and it's a major pain if it breaks > for some reason. They're not exactly ON, but they come back to exactly > where they were. > > >>2) My laptop runs KDE. Whenver I close the top while its running, >>and then reopen it, it goes on the fritz (i guess would be the best >>way to say it). Basically, the middle visual gets cut in half and goes > > >>to the top and bottom and the middle is just a solid weird color, and >>the mouse has no 'real' action on anything. Is there anything I can >>do to stop this? > > > This could be something simple like the BIOS is generating a suspend > event on lid closure, but the resume isn't being dealt with (e.g. no > 'apmd'). > > However, there are also graphics cards and FreeBSD/XFree86 versions for > which the resume may be problematic. > > If you're running -CURRENT, you'll need to look into ACPI, which may > have issues on your hardware. Laptops can be strange beasts. > > You'll also need to post some information about your hardware and what > version of FreeBSD you're running. > > HTH. > > Cheers, > > AS > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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