On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:00:20 +0100, Tim Connors wrote: > On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, Michael Perry wrote: > >> I'm wondering if anyone running a Dell Inspiron 4100, debian kernel >> sources 2.6.15, with apm compiled in has seen a periodic problem with APM >> suspends where the numlock and screenlock lights just blink on and off >> repeatedly and the resume does not work. I looked at the number of times >> this happens and its about 2 times out of every 30 suspends. I hardly >> ever reboot the laptop since APM has worked so flawlessly for me and this >> is not bad; but it causes me a bit of desire to find out if others >> experience similar things with a 4100 and APM suspends. > > Blinking lock leds mean the kernel has panicked. I think APM still works > on my Inspiron 4000, but I haven't checked it in a while... > > > Perhaps, if you can be bothered, hook up a serial console and see what the > panic is about. You should be able to google for "serial console panic" > > Or get out of X (killing xdm/kdm/gdm), and then try to cause the panic > again -- the panic should then be displayed on the screen. > > -- > TimC > Smash head on keyboard to continue. > >
Thanks Tim! I am gonna give the non-X thing a try for awhile and see if I can locate the problem. -- Michael Perry | Do or do not. There is no try. -Master Yoda [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.lnxpowered.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
