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Date:      Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:02:14 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org, Donn Miller <dmmiller@cvzoom.net>
Subject:   Re: ACPI and apm_saver?
Message-ID:  <XFMail.20021125120214.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <3DDEB2CE.883CC2B3@mindspring.com>

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On 22-Nov-2002 Terry Lambert wrote:
> Donn Miller wrote:
>> ACPI works pretty well on my HP Pavilion Notebook.  But is it possible
>> to get the apm saver (apm_saver.ko) to work with ACPI? From what I
>> understand, acpi is a superset of apm, and is able to provide some
>> emulation of apm functionality.  So, by this principle, shouldn't
>> apm_saver work with acpi?
> 
> APM and ACPI are mutually exclusive.
> 
> A similar question to yours might be:
> 
>       "I had a Toyota Corolla, and I've traded it in on a Mack
>        Semi Tractor; can I use the floor mats from my Corolla
>        in the new Semi?"
> 
> 8-).
> 
> Someone needs to write an "acpi_saver.ko".

No, they need to write a dpms_saver.ko instead. :)  acpi doesn't
really have the same functionality as far as screen blanking IIRC.

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