From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christopher Gahlon Subject: Re: ACPI Suspend on Inspiron 1100 Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 08:43:08 -0500 Message-ID: <200504050843.08268.lists@gahlon.com> References: <20050331191931.GA16450@jose.lug.udel.edu> <200504050836.17659.lists@gahlon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200504050836.17659.lists-xMsVY1q4kzvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> Content-Disposition: inline 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: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Tuesday 05 April 2005 08:36 am, Christopher Gahlon wrote: > #!/bin/bash > echo "Turning off display..." > vbetool dpms off > echo "Executing sleep command." > echo 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep > echo "Waiting 3 seconds before dpms on command." > sleep 3 > echo "executing: vbetool dpms on" > vbetool dpms on > sleep 3 > echo "executing: vbetool post" > vbetool post A quick follow up. After the post runs you're left looking at the Video Post message. Hit enter and you get your prompt back, or just switch to the VT with X and compute away. If anyone working on ACPI wants information from my boxen (DSTD etc.) shoot the list, or me and email and I'll do whatever I can to help improve ACPI on Dell's borked implementation... Thanks for all your hard work! It's greatly appreciated. -- Christopher Gahlon "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania. ------------------------------------------------------- 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