Re: [SLUG] save to disk
Gregg Jorgen Suaning wrote: Anyone know how the 'save to disk' function works on a laptop? This is the facility where the data in memory is saved to disk and the computer shuts off - when the computer is restarted, you pick up where you left off. The facility I have (rather, had) on my Compaq laptop was called (something like) Pheonix Bios Save to Disk. This facility worked perfectly when running Linux (and Windows). Because of a file fault, I had to reformat my Win98 partition (/dev/hda1) - as you do - making extra storage space for Linux ;) After doing this, the save to disk function no longer works when using my Linux install on /dev/hda3 (/dev/hda2 is swap). On my old KTX P100 (only 16 meg of ram) notebook it's the last non-dos partition on the drive. Device BootStart End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 766 772096+ b Win95 FAT32 /dev/hda4 767 78418144 a0 Unknown I've never had any problems with completely re-install either Linux or 'doze. -- Rgds, Chris MacKenzie Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" Mac-OS: "Where do you want to be tomorrow?" Linux: "Are you coming or what?" -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
[SLUG] save to disk
Anyone know how the 'save to disk' function works on a laptop? This is the facility where the data in memory is saved to disk and the computer shuts off - when the computer is restarted, you pick up where you left off. The facility I have (rather, had) on my Compaq laptop was called (something like) Pheonix Bios Save to Disk. This facility worked perfectly when running Linux (and Windows). Because of a file fault, I had to reformat my Win98 partition (/dev/hda1) - as you do - making extra storage space for Linux ;) After doing this, the save to disk function no longer works when using my Linux install on /dev/hda3 (/dev/hda2 is swap). When it was working, I recall it clearly saying something to the effect of it being part of the Pheonix Bios (not software on the disk) but erasing the data on /dev/hda1 seems to have killed it completely. I'm perplexed - if it was in bios, what happened to it? Anyone know how I can re-install it or something similar? Owing to various reasons of patheticness on the part of Compaq tech support, I can't get the original files back (the CD that came with the computer has a factory scratch on it but since it is an overseas model (of which there are equivalents here that would use the same disk), they won't help me get a replacement - can't even buy one). I'll eventually get a new CD (a friend in America has ordered one for me and will ship it to me) but the way the CD works, it wipes the entire disk (not just the Windoze partition) and restores the computer to the original Linux-free setup. If someone wants to use Linux on this machine (and Linux alone without other inferiour operating systems cluttering up the drive), they have to do without the save to disk feature. Hopefully there is a way around this. Any ideas? Thank you, Gregg -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] save to disk
Gregg Jorgen Suaning wrote: Anyone know how the 'save to disk' function works on a laptop? This is the facility where the data in memory is saved to disk and the computer shuts off - when the computer is restarted, you pick up where you left off. i've had it on a compaq before. check the compaq web site for the file name that kicks off the save to disk function. basically it makes one big file that it writes the memory to when the computer powers down. this file size can change depending on the memory on your computer. i've only seen it running on windows on a compaq before. i've never had experiance with linux on a laptop. i don't know how it worked on linux! i remember years ago another similar way of doing this. it used to map out part of the hard disk and, to disk utilities like format, it would look like bad areas mapped out unusable on the disk. in fact it was the swap to disk area. anyway check the compaq web site and it will give you the file name and possibly let you download it. again however, i've only seen it as a windows executable. unless compaq and/or phoenix have another way of doing it. in which case look in the bios setup when the computer boots up. on a compaq it's usually press F10 when the little white square starts flashing in the top right corner of the screen sometime after power on. hope this helps Ben -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
RE: [SLUG] save to disk
ummm im most certian they are windows only executables, although some of the newer presario laptops have it as part of the phoenix BIOS which i belive is part of the ACPI interface, if you can get this going under linux go or it, but im not too sure if thats possible or not. Stewart Gardiner Technical Support Technician - Consumer Support CompaqCare Centre Compaq Customer Services Compaq Computer Australia Phone: 1300 368 369 Fax:+61 (2) 9022 8200 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Compaq Australia: www.compaq.com.au -Original Message- From: Ben Donohue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 01:58 PM To: Gregg Jorgen Suaning Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] save to disk Gregg Jorgen Suaning wrote: Anyone know how the 'save to disk' function works on a laptop? This is the facility where the data in memory is saved to disk and the computer shuts off - when the computer is restarted, you pick up where you left off. i've had it on a compaq before. check the compaq web site for the file name that kicks off the save to disk function. basically it makes one big file that it writes the memory to when the computer powers down. this file size can change depending on the memory on your computer. i've only seen it running on windows on a compaq before. i've never had experiance with linux on a laptop. i don't know how it worked on linux! i remember years ago another similar way of doing this. it used to map out part of the hard disk and, to disk utilities like format, it would look like bad areas mapped out unusable on the disk. in fact it was the swap to disk area. anyway check the compaq web site and it will give you the file name and possibly let you download it. again however, i've only seen it as a windows executable. unless compaq and/or phoenix have another way of doing it. in which case look in the bios setup when the computer boots up. on a compaq it's usually press F10 when the little white square starts flashing in the top right corner of the screen sometime after power on. hope this helps Ben -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
