[SLUG] Re: Re. Etch on ibook

[Alan L Tyree <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:44:44 +1200
Adam Bogacki <afb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sorry .. I shouold have google by ibook.

I found a lot of the stuff was not much help since it either referred
to older ibooks or older kernels.

I sure it is something completely simple since I have seen posts on the
Debian lists to the effect that it worked 'out of the box'. Maybe I
should choose a different box!

I'll check these other threads.
Thanks, Adam.
> 
> See 
> 
> http://techmute.com/
> 
> .. you might have to check your settings somewhere ..
> 
> http://sysadminforum.com/showthread.php?t=1397499
> 
> .. suggests it might be a Mac bug ..
> 
> Is gnome-power-manager compatible with xfce .. ?
> 
> http://www.nnseek.com/e/linux.debian.ports.powerpc/
> 
> Sorry, I'm using a standard desktop.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Adam.
> 
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 12:08:42PM +1000, Alan L Tyree wrote:
> > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:45:27 +1200
> > Adam Bogacki <afb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > Alan,
> > > 
> > > 	I also made the Great Migration from Feisty to Etch with
> > > xfce to find greater stability and ease of use. 
> > > 
> > > 	Etch has an automatic powerdown with an adjustable
> > > time-delay (somewhere - I'm still adjusting from gnome), and a
> > > 'suspend' option at login. 
> > Ive seen the automatic power options in Gnome. I don't know yet if
> > they work.
> > 
> > I've got the suspend option appearing on the Actions menu - but it
> > doesn't do anything!
> > 
> > > 
> > > 	I've been pleasantly surprised to have to revive via
> > > password a number of times.
> > 
> > Yeah, it worked perfectly for me in Ubuntu Dapper, so I know that it
> > *will* work.
> > 
> > > 
> > > From
> > > 
> > > http://www.rdegraaf.nl/index.asp?sND_ID=291639
> > > 
> > > 	At the moment of writing, hibernate works, and is placed
> > > on the s2disk whitelist. In contrast, s2ram is not whitelisted.
> > > 	Checking 's2ram --force' results in a suspend to memory,
> > > but some things did not restore correctly such as network, etc.
> > > 	However, /etc/acpi/sleep.sh does work for me. Test it for
> > > 	yourself from the commandline:
> > > 
> > > 	    # /etc/acpi/sleep.sh
> > > .. and
> > 
> > No such script in my machine. I have the laptop-mode-tools package
> > installed as well as acpitool. No such packageas acpi-support. The
> > hot key mentioned below does nothing.
> > 
> > I'm quite keen to move to Etch, but this is a right royal PITA!
> > 
> > Thanks for help. I'll have a look at the other links that you
> > mention.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Alan
> > > 
> > > http://thpinfo.com/2006/docs/debian-linux-macbook-headphone-after-suspend.html
> > > 
> > > Interesting.
> > > 
> > > http://blog.mondragon.cc/pages/tp-t42
> > > 
> > > suggests installing the 'acpi-support' package. apt-get reccomends
> > > also installing 'laptop-mode-tools' ..
> > > 
> > > Apparently there is a 'sleep' hot-key (Fn+Esc), see
> > > 
> > > http://www-spht.cea.fr/en/Images/Pisp/jbouttier/d420-linux.php
> > > 
> > > Another way is to add a kernel option ..
> > > 
> > > http://www.student.tue.nl/Q/j.f.berndsen/debian/
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > Adam Bogacki,
> > > 
> > > afb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > sip:agike@xxxxxxxxx
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Alan L Tyree                    http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan
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