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Re: laptop experiences...



On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 01:40:23PM +0200, mc@hack.org wrote:
> It seems that "standby mode" is a battery savings mode, but keeps most
> of the box running. "Suspend mode", on the other hand, stops the
> CPU. When I restart from suspend mode, I can continue where I left
> off. All processes are still running. I usually only reboot when I'm
> upgrading the kernel.

I believe hibernation is where it dumps the system state to disc and 
turns the laptop off, so you can later turn it on and restart it.

VERY useful as you can imagine. :)

-- 
CaT (cat@zip.com.au)

	'He had position, but I was determined to score.'
		-- Worf, DS9, Season 5: 'Let He Who Is Without Sin...'



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