Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-08 Thread Jean Delvare
> Sorry for my ignorance of ACPI, is this a replacement for APM? Yes, and more than only that actually. It also replaces PNP, can handle IRQ routing and even more. Something really complex indeed. -- Jean Delvare http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-08 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On Saturday 07 December 2002 23:32, John Miskinis wrote: > Sorry for my ignorance of ACPI, is this a replacement for APM? For > the record, I use an IBM Thinkpad 560E with debian and Redhat, and > all my power management is handled 100.00% on LINUX. I have some > problems on Windows though, I hav

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-08 Thread Jean Delvare
> Sorry for my ignorance of ACPI, is this a replacement for APM? Yes, and more than only that actually. It also replaces PNP, can handle IRQ routing and even more. Something really complex indeed. -- Jean Delvare http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-08 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On Saturday 07 December 2002 23:32, John Miskinis wrote: > Sorry for my ignorance of ACPI, is this a replacement for APM? For > the record, I use an IBM Thinkpad 560E with debian and Redhat, and > all my power management is handled 100.00% on LINUX. I have some > problems on Windows though, I hav

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-08 Thread John Miskinis
How well does Linux ACPI compare to power savings under windows. This is a new laptop with P4 mobile, ATI 7500, WiFI. Are there sleep/suspend whatever modes. Power down HDs? Clock changes in CPU and Video? Suspend cards? How does battery life compare between Win and Lin? Hi, Sorry for my ignor

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-08 Thread Praveen Kallakuri
i do have limited functionality from apci working for my laptop for some time now. like jeremy wrote, certain patches of apci do work. for eg. on my presario 1720, only 2.4.17 with acpi patch of 12.18.2001 works. it provides functions such as power-button recognition (i associated shutdown with

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-07 Thread John Miskinis
How well does Linux ACPI compare to power savings under windows. This is a new laptop with P4 mobile, ATI 7500, WiFI. Are there sleep/suspend whatever modes. Power down HDs? Clock changes in CPU and Video? Suspend cards? How does battery life compare between Win and Lin? Hi, Sorry for my ignora

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-07 Thread Praveen Kallakuri
i do have limited functionality from apci working for my laptop for some time now. like jeremy wrote, certain patches of apci do work. for eg. on my presario 1720, only 2.4.17 with acpi patch of 12.18.2001 works. it provides functions such as power-button recognition (i associated shutdown with

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-07 Thread Hubert Chan
> "Jeremy" == Jeremy Petzold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jeremy> well, officialy, ACPI does not exist in Linux, however, there is Jeremy> a kernel patch for it and it will be in the 2.6 kernel due out Jeremy> art the begining of next year. as far as the powerdown Jeremy> functionality of the A

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-07 Thread Hubert Chan
> "Jeremy" == Jeremy Petzold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jeremy> well, officialy, ACPI does not exist in Linux, however, there is Jeremy> a kernel patch for it and it will be in the 2.6 kernel due out Jeremy> art the begining of next year. as far as the powerdown Jeremy> functionality of the A

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-07 Thread Jeremy Petzold
well, officialy, ACPI does not exist in Linux, however, there is a kernel patch for it and it will be in the 2.6 kernel due out art the begining of next year. as far as the powerdown functionality of the ACPI function, I do not know, I needed ACPI to get sound and that is all I care about. I am sur

Re: functionality of ACPI

2002-12-07 Thread Jeremy Petzold
well, officialy, ACPI does not exist in Linux, however, there is a kernel patch for it and it will be in the 2.6 kernel due out art the begining of next year. as far as the powerdown functionality of the ACPI function, I do not know, I needed ACPI to get sound and that is all I care about. I am sur