[ltp] Power Saving Modes (was Problem with Acpi)

[Steve Harris]

On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 09:14:12 -0500, Jay Strauss wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Being new to Linux on my thinkpad, I read the above thread, then read 
> the web for a while.  I got the impression that you can suspend and/or 
> hibernate.  One where stuff stays in RAM (but uses less power than 
> normal??) and one where your active RAM get stored down to disk before 
> you power off.
> 
> Are both of these types available on Linux?

Yes, though one takes more work than the other.
> What are the proper names for the different type of power saving modes?

Idunno what the proper names are, but in linux they are generally referred
to as "Suspend to RAM" and "Suspend to disk".

- Steve