<< There is actually only one function that I would really like to have: the ability to turn the backlight off. I'd be happy just with that. Might good old apm do it? (I also have 1G of memory).>>
For me on my Dell Inspiron 8600, I've had success with this command. /usr/X11R6/bin/xset -display :0.0 dpms force off << And why does windows not seem to have a problem with this power management stuff, while linux is struggling with it for years? One of the good things about linux was supposed to be the speed at which it evolves, and the efficiency with which bugs get found and fixed, and with which new functionalities are added.>> At least for me, Windows had more issues with suspend-to-ram than Linux has had, at least on kernel 2.6.9, with regards to the machine coming back a zombie. I think one of the frustrations that laptop users especially have with this is that it's a moving target and to a certain extent you're dependent on advanced users to rewrite broken DSDTs, or programmers to fix bugs or write workarounds for model-specific issues (which seem to come up a lot). Also, I get the feeling that for the most part, there is little to no explicit cooperation between the laptop vendors and the people working on the ACPI project, though Intel seems to have a pretty strong showing on the list. Jason Powers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
