From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Lidakis Subject: Re: Desktop and S3 suspend the Holy Grail of ACPI? Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 16:38:49 -0500 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <40410A69.3070800@verizon.net> References: <4038F499.2060302@verizon.net> <20040225182030.GG1214@elf.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20040225182030.GG1214-I/5MKhXcvmPrBKCeMvbIDA@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-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Pavel Machek wrote: >Hi! > > > >>I am new to ACPI but I have searched the archives, looked at the MAN >>pages used Google to the best of >>my abilities and I still have some questions about ACPI. My basic goal >>is to be able >>to suspend my desktop machine to S3 when not in use. I need to use the >>machine several times throughout the day, and feel it is a waste to leave >>it on continuously. The system spec are: Intel D875PBZ, Intel P4 3GHZ, >>Radeonm 9700 pro, Sounblaster Live, Debian unstable with 2.4.23 and >>2.6.2 kernels available, both with ACPI compiled as modules. Pressing >>the power button once gracefully shuts down the machine running either >>kernel. >> >> > >Try getting suspend-to-disk working, first. > Pavel > > I am assuming your terse response is meant to imply that swsusp would be a better alternative to S3? I tried playing with suspend to disk in kernel 2.6.3. It was a no go. I have highmem enabled on this machine which has 1 gig of RAM. Going to try pmdisk. Nick ------------------------------------------------------- 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