On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 23:23 -0500, Dave Jones wrote: > On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 11:02:46PM -0500, Mauriat Miranda wrote: > > On 3/14/06, Jim Cornette <fc-cornette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Eric Beversluis wrote: > > > > I've just installed Fedora Core 4 on my Sony PCG-SRX77 and noticed that > > > > Just installed FC4 > > > > > There are applets that you can add to the panel for monitoring and > > > controlling certain functions. there is a cpu scaling applet for > > > changing frequency. There is the gnome-power-manager for adjusting the > > > actions taken when the lid is closed, the computer is on either AC or > > > battery power. (time to suspend, hibernate or power-off computer) > > > From the system menu for FC5, there is a suspend choice you could use > > > instead of suspend. > > > > FC5? > > I know some applets exist for FC4, but I don't recall seeing suspend > > option in the menu in FC4 default install of Gnome, or for that matter > > gnome-power-manager. > > FC4 lacks the infrastructure work (pm-utils, mkinitrd etc) for > hibernate/suspend to work. It's still not perfect in FC5, but > at least now we have something to build on. > > The FC4 kernel also completely lacks suspend to disk support, > due to the missing userspace bits. > > Dave > I found the battery monitor applet in the "Add to Panel" section. Sorry to hear about lack of support for hibernate/suspend. I actually like the XP hibernate option better than a Mac-type sleep option, as it totally turns off the machine and yet reboots very quickly. EB > -- > http://www.codemonkey.org.uk >
