Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 04:12:04 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Frode Nordahl <frode@nordahl.net> Cc: Hiten Pandya <hiten@angelica.unixdaemons.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, acpi-jp@jp.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: acpid implementation? Message-ID: <3DCCFB94.C964C09D@mindspring.com> References: <1036618069.581.17.camel@samwise.xu.nordahl.net> <20021108162317.A47317@angelica.unixdaemons.com> <1036827741.998.17.camel@samwise.xu.nordahl.net>
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Frode Nordahl wrote: > > Why do you need an acpid? > misc stuff > > instruct dhclient to get a new lease on resume (maybe free it on sleep), > try to configure wlan if no link detected on ethernet etc. > > I put my computer to sleep instead of turning it of most of the time, > and having to run "killall dhclient; dhclient dc0" every time I resume > it after coming home / go to work is a bit annoying :) > > I'm sure people have this and other things they want to configure their > computer to do on sleep / resume. Repeat: #1 is power profiles Also: o replacing devices in a multipurpose bay, which may take one of a number of devices, including a battery o port replicators with devices in them o Docking adaptors o Forced hibernate and/or shutdown, pending an empty battery o Software implementation of features (e.g. selective powerdown or operational level, based on idle time, user preferences, or other things not settable by "sysctl" -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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