Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 22:03:06 -0500 (EST) From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: "Steve Brown <GTABUG>" <gtabug@prayforwind.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Power Management Message-ID: <20011029220149.D36459-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110291942330.1122-100000@prayforwind.com>
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Steve Brown <GTABUG> wrote: > Hello all, > > Last question re: basic config. > > In windows I can walk away from a machine and the monitor turns off after > a while. A little later the HD spins down, finally the thing goes to > sleep. And when I say "shut down the computer" it turns itself off. I played with APM a long time ago, and it worked so-so. I think a lot of improvements have been made since then. Checkout apm(4), apm(8), and apmd(8). Joe > > I've heard Linux can also do this, what about FreeBSD? How do I get > started investigating this (is it "APM"? The book seems to imply that APM > is for laptops only. I have a desktop machine but I still want it if > possible) > > Any leads would be appreciated, thanks! > > Regards, Steve > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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