On my laptop, I can put it to sleep and wake it up without any problems, while in X.
I'm using X 4.0.1 In fact, after talking with Bob, I now no longer shutdown my
laptop. Instead I just put it in suspend by closing the lid. When I need to use it,
the next day, at home at work, school, etc.. I just pop it open, and I'm ready to go.
No more booting!
As laptop troubles go, I was unable to switch resolutions with 3.3.6. With 4.0.1, I
have access to 4 resolutions and can switch instantly. In addition, the setup was a
breeze, no more modelines or frequencies. X4 detected everything.
The only troubles I have had with sleeping are unrelated to X. Three things: my
network card can't find the network until I either ifdown && ifup, or I try to use it,
and wait for it to get back on track. My keyboard rate is slow, and my sound card
modules either unload, or don't work.
I fixed all of these things by modifying my apmd_proxy scripts (actually in Debian,
this is done by modifying some subscripts which apmd_proxy calls in /etc/apm). My
script does an ifdown eth0 && ifup eth0, /etc/init.d/alsasound stop, alsasound start,
and kbdrate -r 30 -d 250.
Now when I open the lid, I instantly have network access, and a fast keyboard. I
don't even notice the above things operating. In fact, there is a nice moment of
peace immediately after I awaken my laptop. I can work on it, and it is perfectly
silent. Then a second or two later, my harddrive spins up.
Cory
On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 09:57:26PM -0800, jakob wrote:
> I'll certainly be thawing out my tofurky (that sounds almost pornographic) tomorrow.
>
> On an on-topic note...i believe it was kbob giving the linux on laptops schpeel last
>weekend. In it, he demonstrated putting his laptop to sleep while in X. Just to
>clarify, I have been unable to do so and not have XFree lock up. Are you using XFree,
>bob? In addition, the XFree docs seem to suggest this isnt possible (smoke and
>mirrors?)
>
> jakob
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 09:36:14PM -0800, Bob Miller wrote:
> > Vegetarians such as myself play the part of the computer-illiterate
> > populace.
