From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17MGgE-0002gg-00 for ; Sun, 23 Jun 2002 19:22:02 -0400 Received: (qmail 27585 invoked by uid 0); 23 Jun 2002 23:21:43 -0000 Received: from dhcp250-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.250) by mail.gmx.net (mp001-rz3) with SMTP; 23 Jun 2002 23:21:43 -0000 Message-ID: <002e01c21b0c$966bcd40$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <20020623124505.A18620@romuald.net.eu.org> <20020623223143.GA15162@lrxms.net> <20020623180625.B19421@romuald.net.eu.org> Subject: Re: acpi and the str/s3 state Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 19:20:38 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The box I'm on now Has acpi support on the mainboard. It dual boots winme and linux, and winblows supports acpi fully. It does everything acpi related that I need it to. ------------------------------- Alex Snow Email: alex_snow@gmx.net BBS: telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org web: http://web.alex-snow.dhs.org The Computer Repair Guy: If It Ain't Broke, I'll mess With It Till It Is! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" To: Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 7:06 PM Subject: Re: acpi and the str/s3 state > Well, this wouldn't be the first thing that windows can't do properly. In fact, that thought did pass through my mind, but I wanted to see what some on this list might say. > > The machine isn't a laptop, but I thought acpi was a pretty cool feature. Maybe I'll just disable standby, and let it run. > Greg > > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 06:31:43PM -0400, Scott Howell wrote: > > I ain't no expert, but I hear tell that if you leave windows in that > > kinda state, things can get hosed. Windows apparently does not handle > > power management matters as well as they'd like you to believe. Of > > course to inject my two cents worth, why would you want to put the > > machine in this state. Maybe a laptop, but a desktop box suffers no ill > > affects from being left on 24 hours a day, but for fans having a little > > shorter life. I think for all this just turn the machine off all > > together. > > > > Scott > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >