On Wednesday 29 August 2001 23:08, you wrote:
> > QM> pmud is for (older) laptops; I am almost certain that you will
> > need QM> somet other solution for a desktop...
> >RE: desktop power management
>
> APM kernel stuff maybe ? I do not know whether this is supported on
> PPC architecture.
There is an "emulation" in latest Benh kernels.
> > What kind of power (battery, processor, screen) montor should I use
> > for my iBook2?
> >RE: portables
>
> You need two separate things:
> 1) something to put the machine to sleep, detect low-battery, report
> battery levels. This is pmud
> 2) some cool widget for your desktop which waves/flashes/makes
> sounds/draws ace pictures etc which includes some battery level
> report. I would recommend gkrellm w/ the gkrellm-pmu plugin for this.
>
> Apparently bronxe-key powerbooks, Titaniums are supported by pmud
> now.
/.../
But for Titanium, you also need a recent kernel (2.4.8-benh0 or higher)
if you want use sleep function on a Titanium.
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