On Friday November 21, 2003 Timothy Murphy <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thursday 20 November 2003 12:23, Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote: > >> > How do we suspend using the acpi? >> >> echo 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep > > Assuming this works (it doesn't for me) > how do you wake the machine up again? Tim, I use an alternative method that was nicely documented on this list a few days ago: apm -s (for "suspend"). After 3-4 seconds, my laptop's screen goes completely dark and battery usage probably drops to near zero. To "resume", I use the same keys I use with That Other OS: [Fn] + [F7] and wait a few seconds. If yours is not a laptop, tapping a non-reserved key a few times might wake it up. Or pushing the power button *briefly*. All that's needed is to activate the right hardware interrupt to wake up your CPU. Note that if you hold the power button down for more than 4 seconds, you'll shut your system down uncleanly. Hope this helps... --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL
