Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:33:28 -0500 From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Japlish translations ( was Re: [LIB] Libretto 70 )
> > > >I wrote a long screed about all the options about three months ago. It > >should be on the archive, or Matthew Hanson may have saved a copy. > > > >Neil I missed this before, and would like to add, clarify, and ask some things > > > > Here ya go.... > --------------------------- > > Here's the biz on the BIOS controls (for the 50/70 - YMMV for later models) > - the windows utility is just another way of getting to them, and you have > to use two (the system thingy and the hairy lightbulb) to make it do what > you want if you go through the desktop rather than direct. > > It appears that the esc key doesn't always get you into the bios if you have > a hibernated image... > > in the OTHERS section: > > o Power-up Mode: this should really be called power *down* mode. > - Hibernation: save the ram and screen contents to hard disk when > the power switch is pressed (or screen closed if enabled), > restore from disk when the system is powered up again. > - OPTION: Standby Time: After the system is allegedly powered > down, it turns of the disk and processor and goes into > standby. At this point, it can be restarted instantly by > hitting the power button or opening the screen (if enabled). > After a delay equal to the standby time, the image is written > to disk and the system closed down completely. PRES> not exactly. It writes the hibernate-to-disk image immediately, then goes to RAM-suspend. > Note the two special cases: 0min means it saves to disc > immediately, and Unlimited means 'keep things in memory until > the battery dies'. In all cases, it saves to disc first so > losing your battery shouldn't lose data. Yes. There is no way to RAM-suspend without HDD-hibernation. But waking from hibernation or suspend is tricky... serial ports don't wake up well, and for that and other reasons I prefer to shut down completely. I find a full boot is close to the speed of a wake-up/refresh... > - Boot: turn the machine off/on from power switch or screen closure > (if enabled). Do not save any data. May talk to the operating > system and issue a shutdown command but depends on operating system. There is a distinct difference between my 50US/50J and my 110US. The power button in the 100 ( and possibly lower, and probably higher versions ) will cause hibernate-->off OR full power down if held 4 sec. but the 50 will never fully power off if it is set in BIOS in "hibernate mode" > > o CPU Cache: Controls how the CPU buffers data between itself and the > main memory. Experts only. > - Disabled: Make the machine very slow. Use only for diagnostics, > or if you have a particularly badly behaved piece of software > with self-modifying code that defeats the cache logic. - Enabled: > - OPTION: Write-through: Every memory write is copied > immediately to the main memory. This is very safe but means > that all writes are restricted in speed to that of the main > memory. > - OPTION: Write-back: Memory writes only occur when the space in > the cache is required for something else, or at shutdown. This > is faster for the vast majority of code, and should probably > be the default option. > > o System Auto Off: Only appears if 'Hibernation' is selected. This sets > the delay between the last keypress/mouse movement and an automatic > hibernation. Unfortunately it can't tell the difference between 'the > user has given up for a while' and 'the user is part-way though a ten- > hour compilation phase' so I tend to disable this. > > o Alarm Volume: sets the volume of the beep for system warnings: > - OPTION: Low Battery Alarm: beeps when the battery gets below about > 10% capacity. This is a bit vague as some batteries seem to run a > long time after 0%. > - OPTION: Panel Close Alarm: beeps when the lid is closed. You > probably don't want this if you're going to be running with the > lid closed. Well, it only beeps a while, like 10 sec. > > o Panel Power On/Off: Only appears when hibernation mode is selected. > - Enabled: force a hibernation (with any delay you may have set) > when the lid is closed. > - Disabled: leave the processor running but kill the power to the > display to save power. > > o Alarm Power On: Allows you to set a time and date at which the > processor will spring to life. I have yet to find any sensible use > for this option :) though it can be set to work at the same time on a > daily basis. > Note that if you enable it, it cannot be disabled except by exiting > without saving or waiting for the alarm to occur. Bad Toshiba, bad! > > o Pointing Devices: Decide which mouse port will be active. > - Auto-selected: use an external mouse if one is found on the serial > port, otherwise use the mouse-button. > - Simultaneous: accept inputs from both the mouse-button and an > external mouse. Note that Windows sees nothing wrong with > believing two mice travelling in opposite directions. It will also > happily accept a 'shift' key on one keyboard as affecting another. > Windows is like the Red Queen and can believe in six impossible > things before breakfast. > > o Boot Priority: Decide which order it should search for a boot sector. > - FDD->HDD: Look for an external floppy first. This is the default > and probably safest option. > - HDD->FDD: Look on the hard disk first, and only look for a floppy > if the hard disk image fails. This is slightly faster to boot, and > should be slightly more secure (until a miscreant finds a way into > the bios) if you need to prohibit external booting. But not very. > > Hope this is of some use... > PRES> I would very much like to continue this thread. When we get it all sorted out place all the translations somewhere. Unfortunately I don't have either of my Librettos with me, but I remember some anomalies. Hairy Lightbulb: 1 They toss around the terms "hibernate" "suspend" and "resume" all in one screen in the system options. Please explain. 2 Under display options, again, the verbiage is terrible. Under "used devices" they say something like "display will power down unless the mouse is idle for..." and I am sure they mean the display will stay on but the HDD will spin down is a user is mousing or typing, but it's hard to understand how to set these checks. So, say I want the HDD to spin down ( unless needed ) in 5 minutes. I want the display to go dark after 10 minutes, only after I stop typing or mousing. But I want the HDD to spin down immediately when I close the display. Apparently the HDD can be spun down when the display is turned off, presumably by the panel being closed. What would be the settings? 3 The "Toshiba Power Saver Driver for Windows 98"- what does it do? It is NOT the hairy lightbulb. The hairy lightbulb is good because it, unlike Win98, has separate actions for on or off A/C power, and also the screen brightness options. All the "Driver" seems to do is create a new profile in Win98's power options called "Toshiba" which is pretty much like "Always On"... but it does add a powersave.vxd- does anyone know the reason for that file? In Win98 should you use it? Plus the hairy lightbulb? I have both. For the experimental, the hairy lightbulb from other models has been known to work with some success. I believe the one from the Satellite Pro 4320 does some nice stuff, like play a different .WAV file at different battery depletion levels. I forget if it was fully successful. 4 Start...suspend or start...shut down...suspend makes it hibernate to disk... does it also do RAM suspend? Is it possible to have three ( or six ) distinct off options? A power KILL to reset a locked computer ( available by holding the power button in the 100 ) B hibernate to disk, and suspend to RAM C hibernate to disk and power off and could it be start...suspend does one thing, pressing the power button does another, and closing the lid does a third? My ideal would be on battery: close the lid makes it hibernate-->RAM suspend, open it comes on instantly ( PIM ) power does OFF ( same as start...shut down unless the OS is unresponsive, then keep pressing ) start...suspend does hibernate-->off on A/C: much the same except closing the lid turns off the light and spins down the HDD immediately, but it otherwise remains on. If someone could take a look at these confusing nomenclatures I would appreciate it. I may repost all questions to the group sometime when I have both machines handy. BTW, back in BIOS on the L100, the PCMCIA type is useful to switch between PCIC-Compatible and CardBus. I have two cards that will NOT work unless specifically set. And AUTO does not work. Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS! ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
