[ltp] Can't hibernate (SMAPI BIOS error)

D. Sen linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 17:35:09 -0400


How about kernel options? Is ACPI disabled and APM enabled?

DS
Markus Alt wrote:

> Rob Lowrie wrote:
> >
> [snip]
> >
> > Interesting.  My file is also in /dev/hda3.  I may be grasping at straws,
> > but does the bios _only_ look under hda1 for the hibernation file? Or is
> > there some other restriction?
>
> I'm currently thinking really hard what could be causing this problem,
> but it's definetely *not* related to hda1, sorry. My hibernation
> partition is /dev/hda2 and it works fine.
>
> Another idea: Do the both of you use any boot manager other than LILO?
> I've read once that e.g. the IBM (OS/2) boot manager could cause
> problems with hibernation, but IIRC this was only with resuming a
> hibernated machine.
>
> Also clutching at straws ... ;-)
>
> Markus
>
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