Thinkpads under linux, more ideas

2001-12-28 Thread Jacek M. Wuwer
After following this thread for a while, I've decided to share my experience in that matter. I have been fighting with the hibernation partition about a year ago, with only partial success. My goal was to create a solution for Linux and NT. At this time my T20-264781U didn't accept anything that

Thinkpads under linux, more ideas

2001-12-28 Thread Jacek M. Wuwer
After following this thread for a while, I've decided to share my experience in that matter. I have been fighting with the hibernation partition about a year ago, with only partial success. My goal was to create a solution for Linux and NT. At this time my T20-264781U didn't accept anything that

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-28 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> Hibernation has worked for me using a hibernation file inside a > partition Can you tell on which partition your hibernation file resides? Mine is on /dev/hda2. > but I used the pfdisk utility to create the file. Do you mean pfdisk or phdisk? > Sorry I did not mention hibernation specifically

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-28 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> Hibernation has worked for me using a hibernation file inside a > partition Can you tell on which partition your hibernation file resides? Mine is on /dev/hda2. > but I used the pfdisk utility to create the file. Do you mean pfdisk or phdisk? > Sorry I did not mention hibernation specificall

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Michael Perry
Quoting Alexey Vyskubov on Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 03:59:09PM +0200: > > > Did anybody succeed in hybernating T21? > > > > > I have a T21 which works very well including hibernating/suspending. I > > normally just suspend the laptop for long or short periods. When I > > suspend it using apm -s, the

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> > Did anybody succeed in hybernating T21? > > > I have a T21 which works very well including hibernating/suspending. I > normally just suspend the laptop for long or short periods. When I > suspend it using apm -s, the laptop comes back perfectly with wireless > drivers reloaded, no clock skew

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Michael Perry
Quoting Alexey Vyskubov on Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 12:25:23PM +0200: > > I haven't gotten into the Irda or the DVD yet, or used lphdisk to make a > > hibernation partition. I haven't used the USB port, although it does > > [...] > > > This is a T21, S3 Savage video, I think 2000 vintage. > > T21

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> >tpctl: SMAPI BIOS error 0x91 ("system is invalid") -- exiting. > > I had this same problem with my Thinkpad 560X. It turned out > that it refused hibernating if I had my PCMCIA CD-ROM drive > attached and power turned on. I did "cardctl eject" and then > hibernation started working. Unfortunat

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Michael Perry
Quoting Alexey Vyskubov on Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 03:59:09PM +0200: > > > Did anybody succeed in hybernating T21? > > > > > I have a T21 which works very well including hibernating/suspending. I > > normally just suspend the laptop for long or short periods. When I > > suspend it using apm -s, th

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Alexey Vyskubov wrote: >tpctl: SMAPI BIOS error 0x91 ("system is invalid") -- exiting. I had this same problem with my Thinkpad 560X. It turned out that it refused hibernating if I had my PCMCIA CD-ROM drive attached and power turned on. I did "cardctl eject" and then hiberna

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> > tpctl: SMAPI BIOS error 0x91 ("system is invalid") -- exiting. > > AFAIK that means the BIOS doesn't like something about your hibernation > file. It was prepared using IBM boot disk. > Where is your FAT partition located? /dev/hda2 > And if you mount it, what files can you see there? sav

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Vivek
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Alexey Vyskubov wrote: > on and off. I also tried to use tpctl utility; it can put my computer in > sleeping mode; but tpctl -H produces the following message: > > tpctl: SMAPI BIOS error 0x91 ("system is invalid") -- exiting. AFAIK that means the BIOS doesn't like something

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> > Did anybody succeed in hybernating T21? > > > I have a T21 which works very well including hibernating/suspending. I > normally just suspend the laptop for long or short periods. When I > suspend it using apm -s, the laptop comes back perfectly with wireless > drivers reloaded, no clock ske

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Michael Perry
Quoting Alexey Vyskubov on Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 12:25:23PM +0200: > > I haven't gotten into the Irda or the DVD yet, or used lphdisk to make a > > hibernation partition. I haven't used the USB port, although it does > > [...] > > > This is a T21, S3 Savage video, I think 2000 vintage. > > T21

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
[discussion about hybernation on T21] > > It doesn't. > > What messages/behaviour if any do you get when you try? Are you using > Fn+Key or apm? Do you have AC-power on when you try? It just does nothing, if I try Fn+key. I tried both ways: with AC-power on and off. I also tried to use tpctl uti

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Vivek
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Alexey Vyskubov wrote: > It doesn't. What messages/behaviour if any do you get when you try? Are you using Fn+Key or apm? Do you have AC-power on when you try?

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> > Did anybody succeed in hybernating T21? > > then lphdisk won't do the right kind of black magic - you'll need a > hibernation file already set up, or you'll have to use the standalone I have it. I used boot disk from IBM. > Once the hibernation file is set up, it should all just work (tm).

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Vivek
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Alexey Vyskubov wrote: > T21 does not use hybernation partition; instead it uses hybernation file > on FAT partition. > > Did anybody succeed in hybernating T21? I don't have one, but if the hibernation details are similar to an A20p's, then lphdisk won't do the right kind of

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> >tpctl: SMAPI BIOS error 0x91 ("system is invalid") -- exiting. > > I had this same problem with my Thinkpad 560X. It turned out > that it refused hibernating if I had my PCMCIA CD-ROM drive > attached and power turned on. I did "cardctl eject" and then > hibernation started working. Unfortuna

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> I haven't gotten into the Irda or the DVD yet, or used lphdisk to make a > hibernation partition. I haven't used the USB port, although it does [...] > This is a T21, S3 Savage video, I think 2000 vintage. T21 does not use hybernation partition; instead it uses hybernation file on FAT partit

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Alexey Vyskubov wrote: >tpctl: SMAPI BIOS error 0x91 ("system is invalid") -- exiting. I had this same problem with my Thinkpad 560X. It turned out that it refused hibernating if I had my PCMCIA CD-ROM drive attached and power turned on. I did "cardctl eject" and then hibern

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> > tpctl: SMAPI BIOS error 0x91 ("system is invalid") -- exiting. > > AFAIK that means the BIOS doesn't like something about your hibernation > file. It was prepared using IBM boot disk. > Where is your FAT partition located? /dev/hda2 > And if you mount it, what files can you see there? sa

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Vivek
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Alexey Vyskubov wrote: > on and off. I also tried to use tpctl utility; it can put my computer in > sleeping mode; but tpctl -H produces the following message: > > tpctl: SMAPI BIOS error 0x91 ("system is invalid") -- exiting. AFAIK that means the BIOS doesn't like something

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
[discussion about hybernation on T21] > > It doesn't. > > What messages/behaviour if any do you get when you try? Are you using > Fn+Key or apm? Do you have AC-power on when you try? It just does nothing, if I try Fn+key. I tried both ways: with AC-power on and off. I also tried to use tpctl ut

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Vivek
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Alexey Vyskubov wrote: > It doesn't. What messages/behaviour if any do you get when you try? Are you using Fn+Key or apm? Do you have AC-power on when you try? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> > Did anybody succeed in hybernating T21? > > then lphdisk won't do the right kind of black magic - you'll need a > hibernation file already set up, or you'll have to use the standalone I have it. I used boot disk from IBM. > Once the hibernation file is set up, it should all just work (tm).

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Vivek
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Alexey Vyskubov wrote: > T21 does not use hybernation partition; instead it uses hybernation file > on FAT partition. > > Did anybody succeed in hybernating T21? I don't have one, but if the hibernation details are similar to an A20p's, then lphdisk won't do the right kind o

Re: Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-27 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> I haven't gotten into the Irda or the DVD yet, or used lphdisk to make a > hibernation partition. I haven't used the USB port, although it does [...] > This is a T21, S3 Savage video, I think 2000 vintage. T21 does not use hybernation partition; instead it uses hybernation file on FAT parti

Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-05 Thread Bret Waldow
Daniel Pittman wrote: I have a Thinkpad Cool. How do those work? So far quite well. The modem is a Lucent, and it works with the drivers just fine. Display is good with XF86 4.1.0, sound is good with alsa, CD, floppy, LS 120 are ok. Onboard ethernet is Intel, it's recognized right o

Thinkpads under linux

2001-12-05 Thread Bret Waldow
Daniel Pittman wrote: > >>I have a Thinkpad >> > > Cool. How do those work? So far quite well. The modem is a Lucent, and it works with the drivers just fine. Display is good with XF86 4.1.0, sound is good with alsa, CD, floppy, LS 120 are ok. Onboard ethernet is Intel, it's recognized