Re: S1bios

[Pavel Machek <pavel-+ZI9xUNit7I@public.gmane.org>]

Hi!

> > As S4Bios was created to use the ability of the machines who still have some 
> > APM support to overcome the current limitations and difficulties of swsusp, 
> > isn't it possible to do the same with S1?
> 
> No. S1 is a very simple suspend state, and IIRC, doesn't require that 
> devices even be powered down. 
> 
> There are two solutions to your problem - a quick easy one that anyone can 
> do, and a right one that we desparately need people to start doing. 
> 
> The first: userspace. You may be able to turn off the backlight via some 
> command. I've seen it done before, but it's been a long time. You may also 
> be able to spin down the disks. 

Actually, I have not found out a way to turn off backlight on toshiba
4030cdt without using APM. Nor I know how to turn off backlight on hp
omnibook.

> The right way to do it is to fix the drivers to properly handle suspend/
> resume transitions. It's needed for all power states, as well as 
> supporting runtime power management. 

Well, and should S1 turn backlight off? It seems like the original
poster wants S3, not S1.
								Pavel
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