From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bruno Ducrot Subject: Re: Desktop and S3 suspend the Holy Grail of ACPI? Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 09:45:33 +0100 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20040223084533.GC2869@poupinou.org> References: <4038F499.2060302@verizon.net> <20040222202519.GB2869@poupinou.org> <40395F51.9060101@verizon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <40395F51.9060101-H+0wwilmMs3R7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Nick Lidakis Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 09:02:57PM -0500, Nick Lidakis wrote: > Bruno Ducrot wrote: > > > > >There is at least one problem for which I don't think that you will have > >S3 working even in the near future. > >You do have a radeon 9700 and due to lack of supports by ATI those days, > >I don't see how a developper can include power management codes in any > >drivers other than by a cycle of guess, then try and guess again what > >happens on errors. > >Note that S3 may work though if you do not have AGPGART compiled, > >and you do not use any kind of binary-only drm drivers from ATI. > > > >Cheers, > > > > > > > Would an older ATI card, like a Rage 128 Pro or original Radeon (7000 I > believe) work? > Yes. The radeon 7000 should be ok, and to be fair for ATI, they have rewritten and given back the portion for this on the new radeon frame buffer. -- Bruno Ducrot -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care. ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click