Ah! there Is a kind soul on this list, Thx Chris, ... On 04/15/2010 06:22 AM, Chris Rouch wrote: > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:11 PM, jack craig<jcraig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi Folks, >> >> I admit to being new to mobile computers, laptops, netbooks, etc. >> >> there are more states on these systems that a desktop usually uses, >> including sleep and hibernate. >> >> is there an URL somewhere that will tell me how to recognize these >> different states and >> return my netbook to normal operating mode once the state of drowsiness >> is established? >> >> i fire up my asus netbook in the am and when i don't use it for an hr or >> so, it goes >> to sleep (or maybe hibernate) mode. the power button light is still on. >> >> but the only control i get is pressing and holding the power button >> until i get a shutdown. >> >> would some kind soul point me to a state managment URL? >> > This page describes the acpi power states: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface#Power_States > > On my hp laptop, pressing the power button once will cause it to wake > up again. On my old asus laptop (running f11 i think) this didn't work > properly, though it would try to resume. If you don't want it to > hibernate at all, you need to change the power profile. For kde this > under the advancded tab of the system settings. > > HTH, > > Chris > -- Jack Craig Software Engineer 831.461.7100 x120 www.extraview.com -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
