APM Trouble

[Bill Mair]

> | I have a thinkpad 560, 133Mhz, 40MB RAM and 2 GB HD When I have just
> | booted my machine, I am able to issue the command apm --suspend, the
> | machine suspends, and will also resume normally. However, if I go
> | into X-Windows, this command will not execute. It does try, but the
> | 'suspend' light on the keyboard just blinks, the machine holds up
> | for a couple of seconds, then just resume normally.
>
> Check dmesg and /var/log/messages right after the suspend fails.
> Anything interesting?  Also, do you have any PCMCIA cards inserted?  I
> find that if I try to suspend my 770Z with PC cards inserted and apmd
> not running, then the suspend fails.

I see that kind of problem on my 770 when I try to suspend with an audio
application active, e.g. x11amp. Do you have something like that running ?

What happens when you press Fn-AltF4 ? Do you have the PSU attached.

Bill.