Hi.
Thanks for the e-mail.
Is there any software that I can use to put my monitor to sleep?
The reason that APM is important to me is that while LaTeXing my thesis
I would like to be able to put the computer to sleep while I am trying to
work something out on paper. That way it is easier to concentrate (less
noise) and one conserves energy. It may not be the most efficient style
of doing a thesis, but the combination of switching back and forth from
typing to paper/pencil works well for me.
The thing I like about Windows 2000 is that I can put it to sleep with the
touch of a button and have it up and running again in very little time.
I had read that LM8.0 was to offer improved SMP support. I had asked for
details on one of the forums but did not receive any feedback.
Take care,
Kouros
On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Blaise St-Laurent wrote:
On Sunday 17 June 2001 16:23, Kouros Owzar wrote:
Hi.
I am running LM 8.0 on a Dual Xeon PII system.
Does LM8.0 support APM for SMP systems?
If so, is the support already included in the rpm file on the
ISO distribution or do I need to recompile the source?
If not, would I be able to use APM if I use uniprocessor kernel
on my SMP machine.
A very good question, however, I believe (as of last check) that the linux
kernel itself does not support APM for SMP machines. Getting it working
safely (using Linux's more advanced SMP architecture) is exceedingly
difficult and still in development.
If you use a uniprocessor kernel, then APM will work, however, you won't get
any use out of the second processor.
You can, however, shut down drives, video... anything but the actual
processors already, through the use of other software.
My inability to use APM on my SMP machine, is the reason why I
still use Windows 2000.
What is the basis for your requirement of APM? (i'm just curious)
