On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Heather wrote: > > You need to edit the file /etc/vga/libvga.config. > > [snipped stuff] > > console (blind), suspending the box, and reawakening, because on mine that > seems to issue a video reset. > well its working however for some reason when one of the programs bombs out (ie. gravitywars :) about a file not being found) the backlight has been turned off. Damn strange however its better than the white/melting scary stuff :)
> I also changed /etc/inittab so that runlevel 2, the default, only launches > 2 text console gettys and has more in higher runlevels. That way I don't > waste CPU ticks on gettys I don't need. Likewise I don't use xdm so X is > only running if I explicitly issue startx. And I have another runlevel (4) > reserved to turn on all the networking things, eg. localhost webserver, > sendmail, etc. > "you speak to me as if I'm a rookie" :) I'm way ahead of you there, getty has been replaced with four mingetty's and services I don't use have been turned off. However I'm relutent to remove squid from my laptop, unfortunately it prevents my harddisk from spinning down and it reduces kapm from 85% to about 50% :( however I usually shut it down when I'm not using it :) > Plus, anytime I'm not using my pccards I run 'cardctl eject' after resume. > Or, you can doctor /etc/apm/event.d/pcmcia to honor a new keyword besides > "suspend" and "eject" that always ejects on suspend, but doesn't insert the > cards on resume. Don't forget one you have a new word to tell it to use > the new plan, in /etc/pcmcia/apm.opts. > I'm happy with the pcmcia stuff, especially since I have obtained my new flashy Netgear FA510 mcwhatsit which uses next to no power :) Anyway if I suspend the laptop the pcmcia system is usually in the state I want it to be in when I resume the laptop. thanks for the help, all that remains is the DGA stuff and the apmd running through event.d twice! bugger..... Alex
