Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 11:22:41 -0700 From: Ken Key <key@network-alchemy.com> To: freebsd_mail@yahoo.com Cc: key@network-alchemy.com, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hibernation on FreeBSD Message-ID: <200107021822.f62IMfe20341@salt.cips.nokia.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 02 Jul 2001 10:13:58 -0700. <200107021013580520.003C621E@smtp.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi Greg, I get no-beep on my win2k/4.3-release dual-boot. I don't think the BIOS is missing it. I think it's the PS2.exe tool for Win2K that's missing it. We have a T21 here that is a FreeBSD v4.2/ Win98 dual-boot. I just confirmed that Fn-F12 from Win98 gives me the IBM BIOS screen and it hibernates to disk. Rebooted into FreeBSD and Fn-F12 hibernates there as well. So it's the same BIOS, just different OS's. I did try to copy over the Win98 PS2.exe (and ps2main.exe) to run under Win2K, but that failed miserably (OS2 error pop-up). All of these machines are using the FreeBSD MBR. (I confess, I experimented with LILO once in my life, but I didn't inhale :-) When I do a Win2K Hibernate, the OS is writing the hibernate file rather than the BIOS. When I boot after a Win2K hibernate, I get the bootany F1/F2/F3/F4 prompts and can boot straight into FreeBSD. I take this to mean that the Win2K hibernate stuff is all at the point of it's OS loader and completely independant of BIOS support. I know the Win2K hibernate works on desktop machines, as well, which I think further supports my theory that it's independant of BIOS. But I don't mess with WinXX more than I have to... Regards, K^2 > Ken, > > When you try Fn-F12 under FreeBSD do you get a sad beep, or no beep at > all? A sad beep can mean one of three things: > > you have a network or modem pcmcia card plugged in, or maybe any pcmcia > card > > you don't have a proper "hibernation" file/partition where the BIOS > expects it > > you do have a proper "hibernation" file/partition where the BIOS > expects it, but you have since added memory and it won't fit in the old > file/partition > > > Of course, if IBM neutered the BIOS in this area we can forget about > it. I suggested to Oliver that he inquire to IBM and mention that he > wants to dual boot with Linux :) since they claim to support that in > many cases. > > >From what you and Karsten say it seems IBM may have disabled the old > BIOS method. Do you pop straight into the restore from disk on power > up, or does the BIOS give you the choice of operating system first? > Which MBR (O/S selector) are you using? Have you tried this with the > FreeBSD MBR, or is that even possible on this machine/BIOS combination? > [All my experience is with the FreeBSD MBR.] > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > > >Hi Greg, Oliver, > > > >IBM's Win2K installation hijacks the Fn-F12 combination to invoke the > >Win2K Hibernation. The ps2 ? hfile gives the general purpose error > message > >of "Type PS2 ?". A ps2 ? shows a HIBernation option, but typing > >"PS2 HIBernation" gives "This feature is not supported on this > >configuration". > >This was a Win2K system on a T21 with a Fat32 1st disk partition. > I've > >used the Win2K Hibernate mode and I don't know exactly what it does, > but > >it doesn't use the same thing IBM did, as I still can't Fn-F12 from my > >FreeBSD v4.3-RELEASE installation. > > > >It tried using the PS2.exe from a Win98 T21 here in the office to set > >up the hibernation file, but no luck so far. I've given up trying to > >hibernate my T21 w/Win2K dual-boot. > > > >Best of luck > >K^2 > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > -- Ken Key (key@cips.nokia.com, key@Network-Alchemy.com) Nokia, Clustered IP Solutions, Santa Cruz, CA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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