Thinkpad 560 - APM troubles
Hello,
I've been running the debian distribution for over a month now, and have
no luck at all getting APM to work 100% on my IBM Thinkpad 560. I
am aware of all of the CONFIG parameters. I am running the 2.0.36
kernel. I believe I can suspend/resume once OK on AC, but it will not
suspend (can't enter requested state) when on battery.
My questions are:
Is the "apm_bios.c" the ONLY place where this can be fixed? I saw a
patch (for 2.0.34) but it looks like that made it into the official 2.0.36
kernel.
I tried hacking up the apm_bios.c, had no luck, and went back to the old
file.
I have tried the IBM 1.2 System SW and recenty downgraded to the IBM
IBM 1.1 System SW (BIOS=1.28 APM=1.35) as I found a site on the web
from someone who was using that BIOS and had better results.
Is "apm_bios.c" the only "variable" I should be mucking with? I built a
2.2.0 kernal for grins, and this didn't work any better (plus I had other
problems as I am for the most part running the 2.1 debian slink-CD stuff).
ANY and ALL advice is welcome. These topics may be over the heads
of the debian-user list, they are over my head for sure. I am determined to
get this working IF IT IS POSSIBLE with the 2.0.36 kernel. I finally got
everything else working (sound, zip drive, PCMCIA-ide CDROM, PCMCIA-scsi
CDROM, X Windows (1 mode has flicker everything works, the other mode
has no flicker but some SW doesn't work with it, and the screen is dim).
And I'm forced to use AOL/WIN95 for internet (for now). This is why I wish
to stay with the 2.0.36 kernel as everything else works.
John
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