Re: Bug#28383: Ejecting PCMCIA cards at suspend time
Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca> writes:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 1998 at 12:55:37PM -0400, unknown wrote:
>
> > I don't want this on my system. The cards already are started and
> > stoped correctly _if_ I use a kernel with APM support.
^^^^^^ Oops. :(
> Well, you're awfully lucky then, because mine sure aren't. And yes, I have
> APM support compiled in -- I'm the apmd maintainer.
Well, actually I'm not too lucky: I can't boot bzImage kernels with
lilo, and if my HD multicount is set to 16 I have all kinds of nasty
problems after a resume.
Since you recompiled the kernel with apm, I assume you also compiled
the pcmcia utils with apm turned? (I'm not sure if they are on in the
Debian package the configure script checks the current kernel.)
> Some laptops probably power down their pcmcia cards automatically
> when they go into suspend. I don't know why all of them don't. But
> mine doesn't.
> On my system, what happens is the kernel APM notices the suspend
> request; it forwards it down to apmd; and apmd runs a script that
> runs cardctl suspend. That last script isn't in any Debian package
> yet. If I don't run the script, the light on my pcmcia ethernet
> stays on and my laptop starts making horrible noises (really!).
> This is an AST laptop that otherwise is of _excellent_ quality, in
> my opinion.
The light goes solid you suspend or when you resume? This is a little
different than when I use a non-APM kernel. My PCMCIA card goes solid
when I resume, and the machine starts working again when I pull the
card.
> In any case, even if your laptop does suspend pcmcia cards
> automatically, running cardctl suspend shouldn't have any adverse
> effects. I'm much more worried about Brian's problems with the SCSI
> drivers...
If it's necessary, it's fine with me. My message was just a kneejerk
reaction to what looked to me like something that was already
implemented. (I'm also concerned about increased latency between
pressing the suspend key and the system actually suspending.)
Steve
dunham@cse.msu.edu
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