[ltp] apmd question

[Peter Theunis]

>From the apmd man page...

"
It can execute a command (normally a shell script) when certain events are reported by the driver, and  will log,  via syslogd(8), certain changes in system power status.  When the available battery power becomes very low, it can alert all users on the system using several methods.
"
The advantages look pretty obvious to me. Google around and see how many times people have to run scripts when resuming/suspending.
I personally have to sync my software clock on my T40 everytime it comes back from sleep.

Cheers !

peter

Antiphon [antiphon99@yahoo.ca] wrote:
> I apologize if this is a FAQ  but I'm wondering if someone can explain to me 
> the usage of apmd. I've not run Linux on a laptop for too long and it seems 
> to me to be  more of a hassle on my 600X than anything else.
> 
> Suspend and resume seems to work fine w/o it and enabling it seems to make it 
> take longer to suspend. Can someone tell me what the advantages to using it 
> would be?
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