Re: Bug#28383: Ejecting PCMCIA cards at suspend time
On Thu, Oct 22, 1998 at 12:58:26PM -0400, Brian Mays wrote:
> > Do the suspend/resume commands cause the same problems as eject/insert?
> > Do they work as reliably?
>
> The PCMCIA utilities are supposed to have APM support to automatically
> suspend/resume the cards when the system is suspended. I'll check that
> it is actually being compiled into the Debian packages before I make a
> new release.
Is this new? I don't have the bleeding-edge pcmcia packages.
> Unfortunately, some cards (most notably SCSI cards) can't do a
> suspend/resume cycle, so eject/insert needs to be done. But you are
> correct, it is more appropriate for cards like network cards to do
> a suspend/resume rather than an eject/insert. That is why the apmd
> scripts should be optional.
I guess the best solution is to fix the pcmcia drivers, but without the
hardware I couldn't help with that. Anyway, if you do have an option, I
suggest allowing three modes: none, suspend, and eject.
Have fun,
Avery
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