Re: [LIB] Msgsrv32.exe hibernation problems on L100
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 06:15:46 + From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Msgsrv32.exe hibernation problems on L100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The problems you describe match those I had when I installed the Toshiba utility (hairy light bulb) *after* installing the Windows 98 Power Saver driver. Hmmm Interesting. I was wondering if there may have been a conflict between the Windows and Toshiba power utilities. But my search thorugh the archives didn't come up with many posts on the problem. Maybe I need to try a few other search terms. I'll look into not loading the Tosh power drivers. Other than that, I can't offer much advice. Except to say that I have the Power Saver settings you mentioned (Hibernation "Enabled" with the power button set to hibernate when pressed) as standard set-up on my L100. Based on the research and advice I got when installing W98se, I believe those settings are required. That was the only way I found I could get the 100 to hibernate. And I can't remember if I ever put the 100 into hibnerantion in the past. FYI, my L100's hibernation has gotten flakey - sometimes it works, sometimes it won't resume. Standby still works, though. Power management under Windows has always been flaky on a lot of various systems I've worked on. Esp. setting a timeout to shut down the monitor and HDD that always seem to forget what they're supposed to be doing. I've discovered I can just go in and load a different power scheme with different timeout values, and things start working again. If I ever get the chance to install the 40GB drive I've got, I'm going to really, really try to get W98 set up right: dual-booting with W2K. Well... other than the unstable Windows power management and dead battery, I'm looking at the possibility that an improperly set hibernation area on my 20GB HDD might have caused the problem. I had set a hidden partition for hibernation, hibernated, woke the system up, and found I had lost the partition after it. Partition Magic's PartInfo utility reported problems with partition structures. It appears that somehow that was somehow the reason for my hibernation/lockup problems. I thought I had been getting so good at setting that hibernation area using PM and WinHex after reading what Lewin Edwards had written wrote on how to calculate cylinders, sectors and heads. I got the 40GB's hibernation area set up on my L70 working well, and thought the old 20 on the 100 would be a cakewalk. But the data W98SE writes at the beginning and end of the hibernation area is not the same on the 70CT as it is on the 100CT for some reason. On the 70, I found that W98SE was actually starting the beginning of the hibernation with characters HIBERNATION in upper case. Made doing a text search for where it started really easy. So now after hibernating and recovering a few times as I write, I guess I'll try tweaking the parameters of the hibernation area once again. Matt _ Need a shot of Hank Williams or Patsy Cline? The classic country stars are always singing on MSN Radio Plus. Try one month free! http://join.msn.com/?page=offers/premiumradio ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Msgsrv32.exe hibernation problems on L100
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:12:09 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Msgsrv32.exe hibernation problems on L100 In a message dated 11/19/03 2:40:39 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I've been having a lot of trouble trying to get my 100 to hibernate, and > come out of hibernation without locking up. A CTRL-ALT-DEL brings up the > 'Close Program" window showing Msgsrv32.exe not responding. Same happens > coming out of standby. > > I'm running Windows 98SE. The only way I can get the system to hibernate is > to go into Windows "Power Management", go to the 'Hibernate' tab and enable > it, apply the setting, and then on the 'Advanced' tab set the power button > to hibernate the system when it's pressed. Setting hibernation in BIOS or > through Toshiba 'Power Saver' has no affect. > > I'm wondering if this may have something to do with the fact that I haven't > yet replaced the 100's dead battery. > > I've restored an old Ghost image, and re-loaded W98SE, and still the problem > persists. > > I can go into and come out of standby (suspend/resume?) without any problems > BEFORE I set hibernation. After any further attempts to standby of > hinernate, the system locks up after resuming. It seems only restoring the > OS via image or full installation is the only way to get standby back. > > Any suggestions much appreciated. > > Matt > The problems you describe match those I had when I installed the Toshiba utility (hairy light bulb) *after* installing the Windows 98 Power Saver driver. Other than that, I can't offer much advice. Except to say that I have the Power Saver settings you mentioned (Hibernation "Enabled" with the power button set to hibernate when pressed) as standard set-up on my L100. Based on the research and advice I got when installing W98se, I believe those settings are required. FYI, my L100's hibernation has gotten flakey - sometimes it works, sometimes it won't resume. Standby still works, though. If I ever get the chance to install the 40GB drive I've got, I'm going to really, really try to get W98 set up right: dual-booting with W2K. Lee ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
[LIB] Msgsrv32.exe hibernation problems on L100
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:36:31 + From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Msgsrv32.exe hibernation problems on L100 I've been having a lot of trouble trying to get my 100 to hibernate, and come out of hibernation without locking up. A CTRL-ALT-DEL brings up the 'Close Program" window showing Msgsrv32.exe not responding. Same happens coming out of standby. I'm running Windows 98SE. The only way I can get the system to hibernate is to go into Windows "Power Management", go to the 'Hibernate' tab and enable it, apply the setting, and then on the 'Advanced' tab set the power button to hibernate the system when it's pressed. Setting hibernation in BIOS or through Toshiba 'Power Saver' has no affect. I'm wondering if this may have something to do with the fact that I haven't yet replaced the 100's dead battery. I've restored an old Ghost image, and re-loaded W98SE, and still the problem persists. I can go into and come out of standby (suspend/resume?) without any problems BEFORE I set hibernation. After any further attempts to standby of hinernate, the system locks up after resuming. It seems only restoring the OS via image or full installation is the only way to get standby back. Any suggestions much appreciated. Matt _ Has one of the new viruses infected your computer? Find out with a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee. Take the FreeScan now! http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
