Suspending disbelief

Bill Mair linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 00:26:37 +0200


Rob Mayoff wrote:

> |   - when in X, the AC adapter must be unplugged before suspending else you'll
> | get the psychelic display and your machine may hang
>
> This only happens if I close the lid.  If I suspend from software (e.g.
> apm --suspend), this never happens.

This is configurable. You can tell the TP how to react when closing the lid.
Mine just keeps on truckin', so I have to leave X (exit or CTRL-ALT-F1).

Bill.

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