Re: Suspend removes /sys files needed for touchpad

2006-08-06 Thread marlin9
| And is there, say, an initscript or service I could restart that might restore them? Do you have a syndaemon running ? Maybe it has to be restarted after suspend ? ( try ps aux | grep syn ) -- Maren -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble

Re: Suspend removes /sys files needed for touchpad

2006-08-06 Thread André Wendt
John O'Hagan schrieb: > On Thursday 03 August 2006 03:48, Mattia Dongili wrote: >> Hello, >> >> On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 12:40:49AM +1000, John O'Hagan wrote: >> [...] >> >>> After a resume from ram, these files and devices are missing, and >>> inserting psmouse does not create them. All other devic

Re: Shutdown my Laptop? Why should I?

2006-08-06 Thread Derek Broughton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > This is an interesting thread, i have the same questions. > > Derek Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > | It's relevant to the question because it was suggested that laptop > | drives shouldn't be in use 24/7, but we've been able to spin them down > |

Re: Shutdown my Laptop? Why should I?

2006-08-06 Thread marlin9
How about continuous small/high vibrations, produced by the harddrive itself, or by other (DVD) drives or by the fans ? Could they impact the HD mechanic, or electronic components ? I put the one of the HDs of my PC on softgum, on the case ground plate, (originally because there simply was no c

Re: Shutdown my Laptop? Why should I?

2006-08-06 Thread marlin9
This is an interesting thread, i have the same questions. Derek Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: | It's relevant to the question because it was suggested that laptop drives | shouldn't be in use 24/7, but we've been able to spin them down when | inactive for years - and now appare

Re: Shutdown my Laptop? Why should I?

2006-08-06 Thread Russell L. Harris
Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Russell L. Harris wrote: >> So it generally is best to use a laptop in the service for which a >> laptop was designed. But if you keep the machine in a cool room, it may >> run for years in continuous service. > > Certainly has been the case for my l