Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 11:45:02 -0700 From: Michael Collette <metrol@metrol.net> To: Lukas Ertl <l.ertl@univie.ac.at> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing Lists <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Thinkpad R40 apm fun on STABLE Message-ID: <200306131145.02702.metrol@metrol.net>
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Lukas Ertl wrote: > On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Michael Collette wrote: > >> It's been putting up a bit of a fight with FreeBSD. The biggest of my >> glitches seems to be apm. Oh sure, it'll go to sleep. What it won't do >> = > is >> wake up properly. Upon waking you can see the LCD backlight kick on, a >> little blinking on the HD light, then the HD light goes solid on. At >> thi= > s >> point the only recovery is a forced power down. > > Are you sure the machine is locked up? Eventually, the laptop has hit a > panic and the HD light just indicates that a core dump is written :-) > > regards, > le I'm not entirely sure. The light is lit, but I can't hear the drive spinning. Attempting to toggle caps lock has no effect, usually a pretty good lockup indicator. No keystrokes impact anything. Also, I've left it alone for upwards of 20 minutes without it recovering. Initially I was thinking along the same lines as you're suggesting here. Later on, -- "Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it." - Robert A. Heinlein
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