True, I *can* unload the apm module - but then my battery meter doesn't work. :) I'd prefer to use apm, but there's always the slight issue that it doesn't seem to support *NOT* suspending when the user doesn't want it to... :)
On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 08:38:51AM -0400, Jairo Medina babbled thus: > From: "Jairo Medina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: laptops with linux... > Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 08:38:51 -0400 > > Hola: > > Have you try to compile the kernel without power management control ?? > > > > >From: PinkFreud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Krishna Tateneni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: laptops with linux... > >Date: 2 Jul 2002 00:13:09 -0400 > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Received: from [203.200.89.83] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id > >MHotMailBEEA738700AD40043261CBC85953E1400; Mon, 01 Jul 2002 21:14:04 -0700 > >Received: (from listserv@localhost)by ns3.biznetindia.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) > >id g624DFE29087;Tue, 2 Jul 2002 09:43:15 +0530 > >>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon, 01 Jul 2002 21:15:12 -0700 > >Resent-Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 09:43:15 +0530 > >X-Authentication-Warning: ns3.biznetindia.com: listserv set sender to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] using -f > >Old-Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Mail-Followup-To: Krishna Tateneni > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i > >Resent-Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >X-Mailing-List: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archive/latest/512 > >X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=help> > >List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=subscribe> > >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe> > >Precedence: list > >Resent-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Unfortunately, I own a Dell laptop. <sigh> > > > >Any other ideas? *No one* seems to want this feature, which I can't > >figure out... > > > > > >On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 11:40:14PM -0400, Krishna Tateneni babbled thus: > >> From: Krishna Tateneni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: PinkFreud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: laptops with linux... > >> Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 23:40:14 -0400 > >> X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.4] > >> > >> http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/tpctlhome.htm > >> > >> I found this page which describes "tpctl", a program for IBM > >> Thinkpads, which allows among other things, the ability to > >> disable suspend when the laptop cover is closed. > >> > >> Alas, this seems to be limited to Thinkpads only. > >> > >> > >> On Monday 01 July 2002 11:15 pm, PinkFreud wrote: > >> > I don't suppose anyone here has managed to convince linux to not > >> > suspend the laptop when the lid is closed, have you? I used an > >> > (unmaintained) patch with 2.2 - I'm trying to find a better > >> > solution for 2.4, though. > >> > > >> > As far as I can tell, apmd looks for various ioctls which it can > >> > call to ignore suspend, etc. However, the kernel doesn't > >> > actually seem to *support* these ioctls... > >> > > > >-- > > > > Mike Edwards > > > >Brainbench certified Master Linux Administrator > >http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=158188 > >----------------------------------- > >Unsolicited advertisments to this address are not welcome. > > > > > -- > Venezuela, the most beautiful pearl in the Caribbean > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > -- Mike Edwards Brainbench certified Master Linux Administrator http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=158188 ----------------------------------- Unsolicited advertisments to this address are not welcome.
