This is the third time I've posted this problem because I have only received one response, which wasn't what I needed. I've got SuSE 9.0 installed on my Compaq Presario 2800T. There is a little button that sticks up on the laptop just above the keyboard that, when pressed, causes the monitor to shut off. When the button is up, the monitor is on. The button is there so that the monitor will shut off when the laptop is folded shut (while computer is still up and running). The problem is that this button is functional while I'm installing SuSE, but then, after I choose a monitor at the end of the install, that button ceases to work. Thus, I cannot fold up my laptop with the power still on because my monitor will not shut off. Does anyone know how to get this button to work again? Do I need to restart something in YaST? Do I need to edit some sysconfig file? I appreciate your help Jack
On Monday 15 March 2004 03:30 pm, Jack Brooks wrote:
This is the third time I've posted this problem because I have only received one response, which wasn't what I needed. I've got SuSE 9.0 installed on my Compaq Presario 2800T. There is a little button that sticks up on the laptop just above the keyboard that, when pressed, causes the monitor to shut off. When the button is up, the monitor is on. The button is there so that the monitor will shut off when the laptop is folded shut (while computer is still up and running).
The problem is that this button is functional while I'm installing SuSE, but then, after I choose a monitor at the end of the install, that button ceases to work. Thus, I cannot fold up my laptop with the power still on because my monitor will not shut off.
Does anyone know how to get this button to work again? Do I need to restart something in YaST? Do I need to edit some sysconfig file?
I appreciate your help
Jack
Check out http://linuxlaptops.org/compaq.html, find your Presario 2800T and check out what that person did. Don't have that laptop myself so I didn't check any of the processes he used to get the lid button working. Stan
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 15 March 2004 15:30, Jack Brooks wrote:
This is the third time I've posted this problem because I have only received one response, which wasn't what I needed. I've got SuSE 9.0 installed on my Compaq Presario 2800T. There is a little button that sticks up on the laptop just above the keyboard that, when pressed, causes the monitor to shut off. When the button is up, the monitor is on. The button is there so that the monitor will shut off when the laptop is folded shut (while computer is still up and running).
The problem is that this button is functional while I'm installing SuSE, but then, after I choose a monitor at the end of the install, that button ceases to work. Thus, I cannot fold up my laptop with the power still on because my monitor will not shut off.
Does anyone know how to get this button to work again? Do I need to restart something in YaST? Do I need to edit some sysconfig file?
I appreciate your help
Jack I could be mistaken, but miht be that you could set this up in BIOS. There could be a setting that would turn this on for you. The Toshiba notebook I was using had a setting in BIOS that would allow me to hit the power switch to hibernate, for instance, but w/o that set the box would just shut off.
Since ACPI is non-functional, for all intent & purposes, it could be related to that. My new HP will not hibernate or standby since ACPI is busted. HTH... - -- ...CH Avoid doing business with 'The Link' ISP. SuSE Is All U Need Linux user# 313696 Linux box# 199365 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAVkagamdq40EXXvQRAs32AJ9LAFMBuLOa+qZtB7oke0JYT20/xACgn2gq LAzqJDg18yvnZxblyeBvZIY= =yETn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
I could be mistaken, but miht be that you could set this up in BIOS. There could be a setting that would turn this on for you. The Toshiba notebook I was using had a setting in BIOS that would allow me to hit the power switch to hibernate, for instance, but w/o that set the box would just shut off.
Since ACPI is non-functional, for all intent & purposes, it could be related to that. My new HP will not hibernate or standby since ACPI is busted.
Thanks, I'll take a look at it. However, I don't think that's the problem either: when my laptop is booting up (you know the screen that just says SuSE and shows a progress bar) the button actually works until some point in the boot process (where, I don't know) and then by the time I get my gdm login screen, it no longer works. So, at least at boot, the bios has it set to work. It is related to acpi though? Is there a way to alter it in YaST?
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 15 March 2004 19:05, Jack Brooks wrote:
I could be mistaken, but miht be that you could set this up in BIOS. There could be a setting that would turn this on for you. The Toshiba notebook I was using had a setting in BIOS that would allow me to hit the power switch to hibernate, for instance, but w/o that set the box would just shut off.
Since ACPI is non-functional, for all intent & purposes, it could be related to that. My new HP will not hibernate or standby since ACPI is busted.
Thanks, I'll take a look at it. However, I don't think that's the problem either: when my laptop is booting up (you know the screen that just says SuSE and shows a progress bar) the button actually works until some point in the boot process (where, I don't know) and then by the time I get my gdm login screen, it no longer works. So, at least at boot, the bios has it set to work.
It is related to acpi though? Is there a way to alter it in YaST? Something else just hit me. Try editing your /etc/sysconfig/powermanagement file. There are many options in there and it is well commented. I had to tweak that file when running my Toshiba so that somethings would work in 8.2.
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On Monday 15 March 2004 07:05 pm, Jack Brooks wrote:
Thanks, I'll take a look at it. However, I don't think that's the problem either: when my laptop is booting up (you know the screen that just says SuSE and shows a progress bar) the button actually works until some point in the boot process (where, I don't know) and then by the time I get my gdm login screen, it no longer works. So, at least at boot, the bios has it set to work.
It is related to acpi though? Is there a way to alter it in YaST?
Yes it is related to ACPI. You may have to recompile your kernel to turn on certain ACPI features IF your laptop will run ACPI properly. The link to linuxlaptops I sent you does relate how that person went through some ACPI hacks to get everything working. Since it is working during the load of linux and then stops at some point when some program/deamon is loaded and running we know your hardware is good. Have you run YOU and updated your system with all available patches and bug fixes? YaST doesn't have ACPI choices at this time. Might in the future. You may have to do several things to get it all working such as: - recompile your kernel with all ACPI functions turned on/enabled. Several aren't by default - learn ACPI hacking to enable all the stuff that the linuxlaptops Compaq Presario 2800T author did one year ago (very detailed instructions) - find a utility that works and does what you want versus the errors you encountered running what was recommended at linuxlaptops - Google for other helpful hints with linux and Compaq Presario 2800T Are you using Gnome's GDM (Gnome Display Manager) versus KDE's KDM? Or is that a reference to gpm the mouse driver? If you are using GDM you may want to try switching to KDM to see if there's a difference... Stan
Yes it is related to ACPI. You may have to recompile your kernel to turn on certain ACPI features IF your laptop will run ACPI properly. The link to linuxlaptops I sent you does relate how that person went through some ACPI hacks to get everything working. Since it is working during the load of linux and then stops at some point when some program/deamon is loaded and running we know your hardware is good.
I would totally try to recompile my kernel if I had even the slightest clue how. My downfall on this approach is that there are a great many things I don't know how to do and this is but one of them. I read that guy's directions but, because I know so little, some of it was over my head. I'm really new at this and I'm also hindered by the fact that I'm a law student; much of this is a hobby for me. So, I absolutely appreciate all of the help from the people on this list because you all know so much more than I do.
Have you run YOU and updated your system with all available patches and bug fixes?
Yeah, I think so. I tried doing a fresh install on my laptop just to see if maybe something I downloaded caused the problem but it wasn't what I though (Ximian Desktop 2). So, as part of the install I performed an online update to get all of the latest patches and bug fixes.
YaST doesn't have ACPI choices at this time. Might in the future. You may have to do several things to get it all working such as: - recompile your kernel with all ACPI functions turned on/enabled. Several aren't by default - learn ACPI hacking to enable all the stuff that the linuxlaptops Compaq Presario 2800T author did one year ago (very detailed instructions) - find a utility that works and does what you want versus the errors you encountered running what was recommended at linuxlaptops - Google for other helpful hints with linux and Compaq Presario 2800T
See above.
Are you using Gnome's GDM (Gnome Display Manager) versus KDE's KDM? Or is that a reference to gpm the mouse driver? If you are using GDM you may want to try switching to KDM to see if there's a difference...
I'm using Gnome's (Ximian's) GDM. After I did the fresh install the system default was kdm and kde, though and the problem existed with those. I guess, if nothing else, I can tough it out until the next SuSE upgrade, where it might, hopefully be fixed. Does anyone know if the 2.6.x kernel has this problem fixed? Thank you everyone for your knowledge and help. Jack
On Monday 15 March 2004 17:04, Jack Brooks wrote:
Yes it is related to ACPI. You may have to recompile your kernel to turn on certain ACPI features IF your laptop will run ACPI properly. The link to linuxlaptops I sent you does relate how that person went through some ACPI hacks to get everything working. Since it is working during the load of linux and then stops at some point when some program/deamon is loaded and running we know your hardware is good.
I would totally try to recompile my kernel if I had even the slightest clue how.
You do NOT have to compile the kernal for this feature when using SUSE 9. (Its not Red Hat ya know....) SuSE does ACPI properly about 99.44% of the time. You might have to start acpid (yast run level editor) because some times it fails to do that. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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