El mar, 06-02-2007 a las 15:26 +0100, Michael Biebl escribió: > Jose Carlos Garcia Sogo wrote: > > Package: hal > > Version: 0.5.8.1-6 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Hi, > > > > Hal should have a method to select which suspend method is going to be > > used. Each laptop model need a different method, with different > > configurations. > > Other distros have a power management script that handle's this, > > but as Debian doesn't the only way I see to make this work is to put > > some kind of SUSPEND_METHOD and HIBERNATE_METHOD in /etc/default/hal, > > and use the appropiate script from hal-system-power-* scripts. > > > > I have prepared a patch, but I have to polish it a bit before > > commiting. > > HAL can use whatever script backend is available, just take a look > /usr/lib/hal/scripts/linux/hal-system-power-* > E.g. if you install acpi-support, hibernate or powersaved, it will be > used automatically. > I don't think we need a configuration file for that. > Just install the backend you want to use and be done with it. > Could you elaborate a bit more why you think something like this would > be necessary?
Yes, it will use whatever is installed, unless two different things are installed. Then it will use the first it founds, as it checks sequencially. Of course you can say that the best thing is to install hibernate and use it to select the suspend method. Somehow I feel you are right. > > Cheers, > Michael > > P.S: Beginning with hal-0.5.9, pm-utils will be the "officially blessed" > pm backend. Other distros already switched to pm-utils. > Imo we should jump on the band wagon and work on proper integration of > pm-utils instead of supporting a plethora of different script backends > which work more or less. I don't know pm-utils, but I hope they are as efficient as hibernate. The problem out there is that there is a plethora of laptops out there with different needs to hibernate or suspend to RAM. Anyway, as I see, there are no packages for pm-utils still. -- Jose Carlos Garcia Sogo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
