[mdlug] [Mdlug] IBM T30/SUSE 10.0 Suspend to RAM Problems (repost word wrapped, sorry)

[Peter Bart]

On Wed, 2006-11-22 at 00:21 -0500, Peter Bart wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-11-20 at 13:30 -0500, Jeff Hanson wrote:
> 
> > I think in most cases ACPI disables APM.  At least that's what I've
> > seen in the logs on my systems.  The only time it doesn't happen is if
> > ACPI is disabled by the kernel because the BIOS is too old.  I'm not
> > sure about the cutoff date.  On my older systems I have to pass a
> > "acpi=force" option at boot to enable it.
> 
> 	Your are correct.
> 
> 
> >   If your laptop is
> > partitioned like most installations then it should be relatively safe
> > to switch distros assuming your home folder is on a separate
> > partition.  If you have the time, try Ubuntu, Mandriva, or Red Hat and
> > see if they work better.  The only problem you will encounter is that
> > the user ID that owns the home files may change and you will have to
> > chown them to match a new account ID.  This is because different
> > distros may use different number ranges for user accounts.  Another
> > option is to compile a new kernel.
> 
> 	I will try another flavor, Ubuntu is a fron runner right now. But it's
> for a second laptop, a twin to this one. I don't want the extra hassle
> right now. SUSE works well, I just need to put some polish on. If I
> can't polish it well enough, then maybe but from what I'm finding out
> the cause is faulty programming in oem provided code not erased or
> subplanted by a clean full Linux install. So no matter where I
> turn ........................
> 
> 
> >   The kernel update policies of
> > distros varies a lot but many stick to one major version and backport
> > security updates only or significant fixes, not new enhancements.  If
> > there are fixes in the ACPI modules you may not get them through Suse
> > updates until the next major release.  You could also try their alpha
> > or beta versions.
> 
> 
> 	i believe this is the case with SUSE as well. Novell seems to have
> taken a very hard stance and is not providing support as part of the box
> price of the distro. Now I see why. And I thought IBM was Linux
> friendly.
> 
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	Okay, I've officially had it. I downloaded opensuse 10.1 32 bit dvd and
burned an iso image last night. Is it a smart thing to do to go with
SUSE after recent events? I don't know, I assume opensuse will be around
in some form for some time. Is it a smart thing to do given my limited
knowledge of Linux? Probably not. I have learned to be a little more
careful with what I do. I am jealous of my Ubuntu install. It performs
flawlessly! I do want to use something other than Ubuntu, not because it
doesn't work but to keep up with things. So I'm back to SUSE because of
my familiarity with it. I have to wonder if all my screwing around with
my first Linux experience has left some indelible marks all over my
system, which manifests itself in all sorts of odd behavior. We'll know
soon enough!
	I do want to thank all of you that offered help and guidance through my
adventures so far. From playing, creating symlinks where they shouldn't
be, deleting stuff from my /etc/fstab file, and so on!

Regards


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Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net>
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