Any idea why both ACPI and DPMS are activated by default in Fedora then ? Is it a bug ? PS: and what about APM ? Can it run while ACPI runs too ? On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 07:27, Shawn Houston wrote: > You must disable DPMS if you use ACPI. I did this with a hammer (I > edited the X start files). It would be nice if this were done by > whatever is detecting ACPI support. (Yes, magic things happen when you > use acpi=on on the command line, so I know this is being detected) > > -Shawn > > On Tue, 2003-10-21 at 03:44, Julien Olivier wrote: > > Hi > > > > I've just installed Fedora Core 1 test 3. > > > > The biggest problem I have with it is that my Fujitsu/Siemens Amilo D > > laptop tends to shutdown on its own from time to time (2/3 times a day) > > while I'm actively using it (typing texts, playing videos) or when it is > > not used (screensaver on). > > > > At first, I thought it was hardware-related. But, having Windows XP on > > another partition, I could see that the problem didn't happen on Windows > > XP. So the problem seems to come from Fedora. > > > > Then, I tried to de-activate both acpid and apmd. And the problem seems > > to have gone away and I'm happy :) > > > > Now, my questions are: > > > > - Why are both acpid and apmd activated by default ? Aren't they > > mutually exclusive ? > > > > - What could possibly be the cause of the problem ? > > > > - How could I help find the exact cause of the problem ? > > > > Thanks for your help. -- Julien Olivier <julo@xxxxxxxxxx>
