From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Len Brown Subject: Re: Call for help: list of machines with working S3 Date: 17 Feb 2005 01:16:45 -0500 Message-ID: <1108621005.2096.412.camel@d845pe> References: <20050214211105.GA12808@elf.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <20050214211105.GA12808-I/5MKhXcvmPrBKCeMvbIDA@public.gmane.org> Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Pavel Machek Cc: ACPI mailing list , Kernel Mailing List , seife-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org, rjw-KKrjLPT3xs0@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Pavel, I think that it is the BIOS' job on S3-suspend to save the video mode. On S3-resume the BIOS should re-POST and restore the video mode. While Linux's X drivers may be able to handle the case where X is running -- that doesn't help us with the cases where X is not running (a case that Windows presumably does not have). Besides updated X drivers, which may have complicated restore routines for complicated modes, all the other techniques for restoring video from Linux are hit/miss workarounds for broken platforms. To completely solve the Linux S3 video restore issue, we need to push the platform and BIOS vendors. What am I missing? thanks, -Len ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click