Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 00:48:53 From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Japlish translations ( was Re: [LIB] Libretto 70 )
Some comments below, but I don't know the answers to a lot, particularly the hairy lightbulb which got missed out of my last build of 98 onto this disk...I'm away from home for a couple of months and I'm playing with *nothing* :) <pres> >I missed this before, and would like to add, clarify, and ask some things > > > > > > > > > > Here ya go.... > > --------------------------- <neil> > > > > 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. > Yes, I wasn't clear. I mention it below... > > > 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. I note that the 50 hibernate cancels if the backspace key is pressed during the process, while on the 70 it doesn't. > >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... I *never* try and hibernate win95 or 98 - it has never been reliable. Linux hibernates fine *provided* you don't try and move the mouse in the first ten seconds or so. It still wakes, but it takes a few minutes. The screen may be in the wrong position but it corrects itself when the mouse hits a boundary. > > > > - 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" Nor the 70. A distinct pain in the rear to have to remove the battery and power cables to force a hard 'off'. > > > > > 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. The theory is that 'hibernate' is to disc, 'suspend' is to ram, resume is from either. > >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. I think the other way around - display blanks if no mouse or keyboard - no use if you're trying to watch a movie. > >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? Heh, dunno. > >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? <sarcasm> I think it's to make sure there's something running to make sure that the shutdown doesn't work :) > >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 ) Not on the 50/70 - note also that the reset button is soft and frequently doesn't... >B hibernate to disk, and suspend to RAM Yes >C hibernate to disk and power off Yes > >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. 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