[ltp] thinkpad 600x - apm or acpi ??

Nigel Wilkinson linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:25:50 +0000


--On Thursday, November 25, 2004 19:24:44 -0800 Michelle Klein-Hass 
<bosslady@msgeek.com> wrote:

> On Thursday 25 November 2004 06:58 pm, Dan Sawyer wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> The system is a 600x running FC2 and a custom 2.6.9 kernel. Currently it
>> is configrured with apm, however that only sort of supports suspend.
>> There appears to be some conflicting advice on this topic.
>>
>> Will the 600x support acpi?
>>
>> Which is the better choice for a 600x?
>>
>> What is the correct .config the power control section please.
>
> APM is the only type of power management that will work on a 600 series.
>
> ACPI works...sort of...under Windows, but it's not so hot.
>
> Get used to APM in Linux because that's what we are stuck with.
> --

I have ACPI running on a 600E - no suspend to memory though

Nigel