Christopher De Vries wrote:
Anyway, if anyone has any detailed questions let me know... there are many sites out there that deal with installing linux on dell 8200s and some of them were usefull... some even deal specifically with installing debian... it seemsthat as time goes by linux is getting easier to install.
I've struggled more than I care to admit with power management on my 8200, to the point that in large part I gave up on it. I wonder whether you have had any better luck.
What solution are you using: apm or acpi?Suspending to disk has never worked with APM, I believe because of a BIOS issue on this laptop. I had suspend to ram working for a while with APM, but it was never more than 60% reliable.
I haven't been able to get either suspend to ram or suspend to disk to work with ACPI.
And on top of all of this, I had to send my 8200 in for repairs in January and they upgraded my BIOS. As best as I can tell, since about this time every time I close the lid the computer goes into a suspend state from which it cannot recover and must be reset with the power button, even though in the BIOS I have specified that it should take no action when the lid is closed.
Not to mention the ongoing history of problems with APM/ACPI and the Nvidia drivers, having for the longest time to modify the sources to have any hope of even suspend to ram.
I just don't have time to be wrestle with it any more, and use it more or less as a desktop replacement only now.
_at least_ having suspend to ram is very important for unplugged use - i.e. for use as anything but a desktop replacement.
Thanks, dircha