[ltp] Re: ACPI suspend problem on T23

[Michael Perry]

khosrow hassani wrote:
> Hi,
> thanks for your replies.
> No, I haven't used any kernel version higher than
> 2.6.8.
> I don't remember the BIOS version, but it is the
> latest one available on IBM site and I don't even know
> what the power management firmware is! can I also find
> it on IBM site?
> I tried stopping hotplug and networking daemons before
> suspending (in Debian they are actually in
> /etc/init.d)
> directory, but had the same problem. my USB mouse and
> network freeze about one minute after resuming!!
> I have already spent days figuring this out and am fed
> up with all this ACPI business! for the moment I just
> shut it down when I want to close the lid.
> 
>  thanks anyway,
>   Khosrow
> 
> =====
Hi-

Understand the frustration completely.  I've had mixed luck with a 
variety of kernels but I have to admit that trying 2.6.10 has been 
decent for the thinkpad on acpi but on my dell inspiron on apm it was a 
nightmare.

The power management firmware is on IBMs website but I believe I 
installed it using XP at some point since it seemed easier given the 
format I found the update in.

When I had the laptop at 2.6.9 or perhaps 8, it had the issues around 
not being able to suspend correctly when a pcmcia networking card was in 
the slot; but my usb ms laptop mouse always worked correctly after a 
suspend.

If you decide to go with 2.6.10, I have had very good luck with a 
variety of pcmcia cards and cardbus/hotplug type cards.  I would give 
2.6.10 a try.

 From your description, you may be running into some of the same issues 
I was finding with earlier kernels. At this point, the successes I have are:

-suspend with a lid close event and networking and usb comes up and 
sound works.

-suspend with a Fn-F4 and everything works and the laptop comes back 
with another Fn-F4 keypress

-suspend with a wpc54g card using linuxant drivers and the laptop will 
not suspend unless I remove it as part of my script or part of the acpi 
scripts

-suspend with a orinoco classic gold card, dual port usb 2.0, and a 
group of other cards and all works.

-suspend with the earlier eepro100 and I had problems.  Substitute the 
e100 driver and it all works.

As is usually the case in all this...

YMMV

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