Re: Etch - iBook G4 - no sleep
On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:17:45 +1000
Typhoon <typhoon@aanet.com.au> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:55:13 +0200
> Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2007-04-26 at 08:21 +1000, Typhoon wrote:
> > > I've just installed Etch on my iBook G4 12". Installation from the
> > > xfce single disk using Desktop, Mail server and Laptop checked in
> > > the Task select options.
> > >
> > > The thing will not go to sleep. I later added the
> > > gnome-power-manager package. "Suspend computer" now appears as an
> > > option in the gdm "Actions" menu, but it does nothing.
> > >
> > > Sleep worked OK on this laptop when running Ubuntu.
> > >
> > > Can anyone give me some clues as to what I am missing?
> >
> > Are you in the powerdev group?
>
> OK, thanks to everyone.
>
> I reinstalled from the main Debian disk #1 and 'sleep' now works, but
> only from the Power Icon on the top panel.
>
> I presume there is some gdm config that I need to do to get the
> various options to show up when using the shutdown menus from the
> Desktop menu.
>
> Anyway, it works now, even if I don't know why.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan
I should have added that I don't see that much difference between the
speed of Gnome and XFCE. My iBook has 512m ram.
>
> >
> > johannes
> >
>
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