Alsa & suspend...

[Bill Mair]

> I use a thinkpad 570, and everything is perfect, except
> that the alsa driver does not like suspend mode...
> I'd like to find a way to unload the driver with apm
> when entering suspend mode, but the main problem is to
> first kill all applications using sound.
>
> Does someone have an idea?

apmd can call a script when the system is suspended/resumed.

In there you can unload/load the ALSA modules, and before
doing that kill all x11amp, xmixer, and what ever programs
may be using the resource.

Bill.