From owner-freebsd-current Mon Nov 25 9: 2:16 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07D3A37B401 for ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:02:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.speakeasy.net (mail12.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FF1643E88 for ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:02:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 9825 invoked from network); 25 Nov 2002 17:02:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender ) by mail12.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted SMTP for ; 25 Nov 2002 17:02:15 -0000 Received: from laptop.baldwin.cx (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gAPH29uH009305; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:02:09 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.5.2 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <3DDEB2CE.883CC2B3@mindspring.com> Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:02:14 -0500 (EST) From: John Baldwin To: Terry Lambert Subject: Re: ACPI and apm_saver? Cc: current@freebsd.org, Donn Miller Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 22-Nov-2002 Terry Lambert wrote: > Donn Miller wrote: >> ACPI works pretty well on my HP Pavilion Notebook. But is it possible >> to get the apm saver (apm_saver.ko) to work with ACPI? From what I >> understand, acpi is a superset of apm, and is able to provide some >> emulation of apm functionality. So, by this principle, shouldn't >> apm_saver work with acpi? > > APM and ACPI are mutually exclusive. > > A similar question to yours might be: > > "I had a Toyota Corolla, and I've traded it in on a Mack > Semi Tractor; can I use the floor mats from my Corolla > in the new Semi?" > > 8-). > > Someone needs to write an "acpi_saver.ko". No, they need to write a dpms_saver.ko instead. :) acpi doesn't really have the same functionality as far as screen blanking IIRC. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message