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Re: Suspend Mode



On Wed, Sep 01, 1999 at 09:30:17AM +0200, Russell Coker wrote:
> >http://gamgee.acad.emich.edu/~roth/EXTENSA/suspend.html
> >
> >I got the command:
> >
> >     hdparm -m16 -c1 -u1 /dev/hda
> 
> I expect that the -m16 has no impact.  The -u1 (unmasking IRQs) is a

Hi,
and no, the -m16 is needed (at least on my Acer Extensa 355). It allows
the BIOS to flush the RAM to the harddisk (I am not sure, but I think it
enables multiple writes). I recommend to only set this if you experiment
with your suspend mode and then advance further. 

Ciao,
	Andreas

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