Re: [SLUG] Re: Re. Etch on ibook
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:57:28 +1000 Alan L Tyree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:44:44 +1200 > Adam Bogacki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I reinstalled from the main Debian disk #1 and now it is working - but only from the Power icon on the Gnome panel. I suppose I need some gdm config or something to get it to appear in the Logout/shutdown dialog in the Desktop menu. Anyway, it works! and I am currently a happy Etch camper. Thanks for the help. Alan -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: +61 2 4782 2670Mobile: +61 427 486 206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: Re. Etch on ibook
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:44:44 +1200 Adam Bogacki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry .. I shouold have google by ibook. I found a lot of the stuff was not much help since it either referred to older ibooks or older kernels. I sure it is something completely simple since I have seen posts on the Debian lists to the effect that it worked 'out of the box'. Maybe I should choose a different box! I'll check these other threads. Thanks, Adam. > > See > > http://techmute.com/ > > .. you might have to check your settings somewhere .. > > http://sysadminforum.com/showthread.php?t=1397499 > > .. suggests it might be a Mac bug .. > > Is gnome-power-manager compatible with xfce .. ? > > http://www.nnseek.com/e/linux.debian.ports.powerpc/ > > Sorry, I'm using a standard desktop. > > Good luck, > > Adam. > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 12:08:42PM +1000, Alan L Tyree wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:45:27 +1200 > > Adam Bogacki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Alan, > > > > > > I also made the Great Migration from Feisty to Etch with > > > xfce to find greater stability and ease of use. > > > > > > Etch has an automatic powerdown with an adjustable > > > time-delay (somewhere - I'm still adjusting from gnome), and a > > > 'suspend' option at login. > > Ive seen the automatic power options in Gnome. I don't know yet if > > they work. > > > > I've got the suspend option appearing on the Actions menu - but it > > doesn't do anything! > > > > > > > > I've been pleasantly surprised to have to revive via > > > password a number of times. > > > > Yeah, it worked perfectly for me in Ubuntu Dapper, so I know that it > > *will* work. > > > > > > > > From > > > > > > http://www.rdegraaf.nl/index.asp?sND_ID=291639 > > > > > > At the moment of writing, hibernate works, and is placed > > > on the s2disk whitelist. In contrast, s2ram is not whitelisted. > > > Checking 's2ram --force' results in a suspend to memory, > > > but some things did not restore correctly such as network, etc. > > > However, /etc/acpi/sleep.sh does work for me. Test it for > > > yourself from the commandline: > > > > > > # /etc/acpi/sleep.sh > > > .. and > > > > No such script in my machine. I have the laptop-mode-tools package > > installed as well as acpitool. No such packageas acpi-support. The > > hot key mentioned below does nothing. > > > > I'm quite keen to move to Etch, but this is a right royal PITA! > > > > Thanks for help. I'll have a look at the other links that you > > mention. > > > > Cheers, > > Alan > > > > > > http://thpinfo.com/2006/docs/debian-linux-macbook-headphone-after-suspend.html > > > > > > Interesting. > > > > > > http://blog.mondragon.cc/pages/tp-t42 > > > > > > suggests installing the 'acpi-support' package. apt-get reccomends > > > also installing 'laptop-mode-tools' .. > > > > > > Apparently there is a 'sleep' hot-key (Fn+Esc), see > > > > > > http://www-spht.cea.fr/en/Images/Pisp/jbouttier/d420-linux.php > > > > > > Another way is to add a kernel option .. > > > > > > http://www.student.tue.nl/Q/j.f.berndsen/debian/ > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Adam Bogacki, > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan > > Tel: +61 2 4782 2670Mobile: +61 427 486 206 > > Fax: +61 2 4782 7092FWD: 615662 > -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: +61 2 4782 2670Mobile: +61 427 486 206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: Re. Etch on ibook
Sorry .. I shouold have google by ibook. See http://techmute.com/ .. you might have to check your settings somewhere .. http://sysadminforum.com/showthread.php?t=1397499 .. suggests it might be a Mac bug .. Is gnome-power-manager compatible with xfce .. ? http://www.nnseek.com/e/linux.debian.ports.powerpc/ Sorry, I'm using a standard desktop. Good luck, Adam. On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 12:08:42PM +1000, Alan L Tyree wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:45:27 +1200 > Adam Bogacki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Alan, > > > > I also made the Great Migration from Feisty to Etch with xfce > > to find greater stability and ease of use. > > > > Etch has an automatic powerdown with an adjustable time-delay > > (somewhere - I'm still adjusting from gnome), and a 'suspend' option > > at login. > Ive seen the automatic power options in Gnome. I don't know yet if they > work. > > I've got the suspend option appearing on the Actions menu - but it > doesn't do anything! > > > > > I've been pleasantly surprised to have to revive via password > > a number of times. > > Yeah, it worked perfectly for me in Ubuntu Dapper, so I know that it > *will* work. > > > > > From > > > > http://www.rdegraaf.nl/index.asp?sND_ID=291639 > > > > At the moment of writing, hibernate works, and is placed on > > the s2disk whitelist. In contrast, s2ram is not whitelisted. > > Checking 's2ram --force' results in a suspend to memory, but > > some things did not restore correctly such as network, etc. > > However, /etc/acpi/sleep.sh does work for me. Test it for > > yourself from the commandline: > > > > # /etc/acpi/sleep.sh > > .. and > > No such script in my machine. I have the laptop-mode-tools package > installed as well as acpitool. No such packageas acpi-support. The hot > key mentioned below does nothing. > > I'm quite keen to move to Etch, but this is a right royal PITA! > > Thanks for help. I'll have a look at the other links that you mention. > > Cheers, > Alan > > > > http://thpinfo.com/2006/docs/debian-linux-macbook-headphone-after-suspend.html > > > > Interesting. > > > > http://blog.mondragon.cc/pages/tp-t42 > > > > suggests installing the 'acpi-support' package. apt-get reccomends > > also installing 'laptop-mode-tools' .. > > > > Apparently there is a 'sleep' hot-key (Fn+Esc), see > > > > http://www-spht.cea.fr/en/Images/Pisp/jbouttier/d420-linux.php > > > > Another way is to add a kernel option .. > > > > http://www.student.tue.nl/Q/j.f.berndsen/debian/ > > > > Regards, > > > > Adam Bogacki, > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan > Tel: +61 2 4782 2670Mobile: +61 427 486 206 > Fax: +61 2 4782 7092FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: Re. Etch on ibook
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:45:27 +1200 Adam Bogacki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan, > > I also made the Great Migration from Feisty to Etch with xfce > to find greater stability and ease of use. > > Etch has an automatic powerdown with an adjustable time-delay > (somewhere - I'm still adjusting from gnome), and a 'suspend' option > at login. Ive seen the automatic power options in Gnome. I don't know yet if they work. I've got the suspend option appearing on the Actions menu - but it doesn't do anything! > > I've been pleasantly surprised to have to revive via password > a number of times. Yeah, it worked perfectly for me in Ubuntu Dapper, so I know that it *will* work. > > From > > http://www.rdegraaf.nl/index.asp?sND_ID=291639 > > At the moment of writing, hibernate works, and is placed on > the s2disk whitelist. In contrast, s2ram is not whitelisted. > Checking 's2ram --force' results in a suspend to memory, but > some things did not restore correctly such as network, etc. > However, /etc/acpi/sleep.sh does work for me. Test it for > yourself from the commandline: > > # /etc/acpi/sleep.sh > .. and No such script in my machine. I have the laptop-mode-tools package installed as well as acpitool. No such packageas acpi-support. The hot key mentioned below does nothing. I'm quite keen to move to Etch, but this is a right royal PITA! Thanks for help. I'll have a look at the other links that you mention. Cheers, Alan > > http://thpinfo.com/2006/docs/debian-linux-macbook-headphone-after-suspend.html > > Interesting. > > http://blog.mondragon.cc/pages/tp-t42 > > suggests installing the 'acpi-support' package. apt-get reccomends > also installing 'laptop-mode-tools' .. > > Apparently there is a 'sleep' hot-key (Fn+Esc), see > > http://www-spht.cea.fr/en/Images/Pisp/jbouttier/d420-linux.php > > Another way is to add a kernel option .. > > http://www.student.tue.nl/Q/j.f.berndsen/debian/ > > Regards, > > Adam Bogacki, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: +61 2 4782 2670Mobile: +61 427 486 206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
