APM Trouble

[Marius Aamodt Eriksen]

On Fri, 09 Jul 1999, you wrote:
:> > | 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.
OK, it works when I quit xmms.  However, when I resume, the backlighting of my screen doesn't work.  Switching to text mode and back doesn't do the trick either. Any ideas?
TIA,
Marius
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Marius Aamodt Eriksen
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