[ltp] problems w/ suspend and a TP600

James Mckenzie linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Tue, 03 Apr 2001 22:25:05 -0700


Answer to your own question?  cardctl shuts down the card, thus it is
not available anymore.  I think you would like to suspend with the card
'hot' and have it available when you open the lid....

James Mckenzie

Brian Lalor wrote:
> 
> In poor form, I'm replying to my own message. :-)
> 
> On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Brian Lalor wrote:
> 
> > Hey all.  I'm sure this is an FAQ, but I'm not having any luck finding the
> > authoritative source on the 'net.  (where's the archive for this list,
> > anyway?)
> 
> Found it, although it seems to have not have accessible data since around
> June of last year...
> 
> > I'm having difficulty getting a grip on APM with my new TP600.  I've seen
> > mention that you can't suspend if you're using a PCMCIA e'net card and
> > have the AC power plugged in.  Is that still the case?  I'm running RedHat
> > 7.0 with kernel 2.2.17, apmd-3.0final, and the pcmcia-cs that came with
> > kernel-2.2.17-14 (3.1.20?).
> 
> It would seem that I can't suspend/hibernate when X is active on a VC.  If
> I hit Alt-Ctl-F1 and close the lid, I'm in good shape.  I don't know if
> apmd is set up to eject cards before a suspend, but if I do a manual
> "cardctl eject" before closing the lid, the machine will suspend and
> resume normally.
> 
> > What happens when I:
> > * close the cover
> > * hit Fn-F3
> > * hit Fn-F4
> > * hit Fn-F12
> 
> Still confused about this; there's apparently user suspends and system
> suspends, etc.  What's the difference?  How are each initiated?
> 
> Thanks,
> B
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