Also sprach [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thu, 3 Aug 2006 03:16:48 +0200): > > | apt-cache show sleepd > > sleepd didn't recognize harddisc activity when i used it some > year ago, and went into suspend while e.g. compiling...
Should be no problem. I usualy call a script that checks for current usage and that desides what to do. e.g. switch of backlight if an XServer is running, toggle cpu-throttling bit more if no xmms is playing some oggs or ... STR the box. > Most laptops allow idle timeouts to be configured through the BIOS. > I think you know how to access it on your machine. > I'm not completely clear about what happens if Linux takes over, > but i think it should just override the BIOS settings. > > I don't know if your dell is rather old and has no ACPI ? > Then you should have apmd (same package name) running. > Maybe you can get things done after a look into /etc/apm, > /etc/default/apm, and the apmd manpage. You need to find out how to > trigger hibernate, though. (suspend/standby used to be done via 'apm > -s' or 'apm -S'). If you have ACPI there's acpid with similar but far > more advanced functionality, then you probably should search the list > archives for something like ACPI + shutdown, for example. I like acpi for that. It gives all these possibilities to userspace. > Shutting (or better, shooting) down a running system properly may be > worth another thread ... if you just trigger 'shutdown' then unsaved > document content (or whatever data) may get lost. Depends on the > application. Dunno. Hibernation would be on the safe side, anyway. No Problem with (working) STR or STD or even (BIOS)hibernation. > hth sl ritch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
