RE: enabling apm on laptop
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Weier O'Phinney [mailto:matthew@weierophinney.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 10:45 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: enabling apm on laptop
>
>
> -- Charlie Reiman <creiman@kefta.com> wrote
> (on Wednesday, 11 December 2002, 09:06 AM -0800):
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> > I don't think this is true. I'm running sid with 2.4bf and I was able to
> > "apt-get install apmd" with no problems.
> But did apm work? I was able to install apmd as well, but it didn't work
> until I'd installed an x86tsc kernel image.
>
> The 2.4bf series (bf == boot floppy) typically doesn't have
> non-essential drivers compiled in, such as apm support, and this is why
> I make the suggestions I do. My experience has been on both unstable and
> testing; if you have a different experience, please note the
> kernel-image package you're using so the OP can check his/her image
> against it.
Well, it tells me the battery level, knows if the power is attached, and can
put the machine to sleep although I have to do it manually (apm -s). Should
it do much else? Hibernate would be nice (and almost works) but it comes up
with a corrupted screen and never recovers.
It sounds like your experience is broader than mine but I'm not sure why it
would matter that the apm support is compiled in or loaded. My is definately
being loaded but it works just the same. I didn't do anyting special besides
apt-get install apmd.
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