From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Nov 29 19:06:50 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA10054 for mobile-outgoing; Sat, 29 Nov 1997 19:06:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-mobile) Received: from word.smith.net.au (ppp4.portal.net.au [202.12.71.104]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA10046 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 1997 19:06:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA00378; Sun, 30 Nov 1997 13:31:47 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199711300301.NAA00378@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: "Larry S. Marso" cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: apm -- possible to disable auto-suspend? In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 29 Nov 1997 14:56:36 CDT." <19971129145636.34723@panix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 13:31:46 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I recently learned in a desperate, bleed the batteries dry session that my > dual lithium ion battery configuration lasts *substantially* longer (1/2 +) > than the point that the apm system starts auto-suspending my system. > > At the same time, I need my apm's features that ramp down the cpu and > cutoff my floppy drive when they are unused. > > Is there any way to turn off the system's propensity to suspend my system, > but retain other apm features? This is a feature of your BIOS. It may be that your "smart" battery hasn't been calibrated correctly. If you read the manual that came with your system, it probably said that the first time you used it you should take it from full charge to flat in a single session so that it could work out what was what. You can check this using the 'apm' command, which will tell you what the BIOS thinks of the current battery state. mike