Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:24:50 -0700 From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Samuel Stringham <me@samuelstringham.com> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 4000 woes Message-ID: <4155C602.4050709@root.org> In-Reply-To: <20040925033655.GB2967@laptop.samuelstringham.com> References: <20040925033655.GB2967@laptop.samuelstringham.com>
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Samuel Stringham wrote: > I have a Dell Inspiron 4000, which is running 5.3-BETA5. > I am unable to get the ACPI to function correctly on this > machine. I have dug around google for hours, looked > through the source (though I am not quite familiar enough > to make changes), but could not find any great howtos on > getting the suspend/resume working how I would like. If suspend/resume is vital, try apm. There are still some problems with suspend/resume, many of them in the display system (handled by X.) > S3: will detach pcmcia wireless card, spin down hard drive, > not sure about CPU stepping. When suspending from X, it > first switches to console, then turns off for a second, > then turns back on completely _white_. There's an option, like SYSCONS_NO_VTY_SWITCH (or similar), that disables that switch. See if it helps. > So, I have come to realize that S3 will probably be my best > bet. However, I can't get the monitor to turn off. I was > wondering if anyone else had any good hints on getting this > working correctly. Turning off the monitor requires DPMS support and a proper PCI/AGP video driver. -- Nate
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