From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 9 21:51:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B08C16A4CE for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 21:51:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from obsecurity.dyndns.org (adsl-64-169-106-71.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net [64.169.106.71]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E074C43D1D for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 21:51:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: by obsecurity.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8FC7266CC9; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 21:51:07 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 21:51:07 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway To: rfa@msumain.edu.ph Message-ID: <20040210055107.GA27948@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <3387.203.177.105.170.1076392430.squirrel@bayok.msumain.edu.ph> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3387.203.177.105.170.1076392430.squirrel@bayok.msumain.edu.ph> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Laptop X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 05:51:08 -0000 --fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 01:53:50PM +0800, rfa@msumain.edu.ph wrote: > Im just starting out and have installed FBSD on my laptop[DEll inspiron > 600m], its a dual boot with WinXp and FBSD RELEASE 5.0. >=20 > I think that that FreeBSD successfully probed the power management > features(ACPI) because if I close the lid the thing suspends(my theory) > and when i open it, it's hanged, nothing responds. Can't open new > terminals, can type anything, nothing. its dead. >=20 > Does anyone know if I can turn this off? ANd is my theory correct in the > first place(that the machine has been suspended). >=20 > I would appreciate any help you guys could give. >=20 > I really wish i could understand the power-saving devices on this box. 5.0 is by now very old; you should try a modern release. 5.2.1 is due out soon, so you might like to wait for that. Kris --fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAKHFLWry0BWjoQKURAjRYAKDmsdvg3MrFFuSyl2H49doXkO/vnACgjHT4 ndCzyeu+OPHJVlwJW3blqrY= =A7CV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N--