Date:  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:53:33 -0500
From:  madodel <madodel at ptdprolog.net>
Subject:  [VOICENWS] SW: ACPI 3.01, testing suspend/resume

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From: Eugene Gorbunoff <egDESPAM at DESPAMecomstation.ru>

New generation of ACPI sub-system is available.
eComStation supports suspend/resume on multi-core notebooks and barebones now.
FAQs are published at  ACPI tools homepage -- http://ecomstation.ru/acpitools

[Moderator note:
    "ACPI (short for "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface") is a
      standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces
      between an operating system and Hardware. It is meant to supersede
      the older APM standard (for power management) and provide a generic
      interface for recognition and configuration of hardware devices."

     Available to those with access (via Software Subscription Services) to the
     eComStation BetaZone: ( via logging in at http://www.mensys.nl  ) ]

How to setup sleep/resume? (APM.doc)
  * Use Panorama VESA video driver
  * Goto BIOS Setup, Enable "Init video after S3". If no such option then 
  ACPI.PSD should try to perform this operation. Add ACPI.PSD /VBE     to 
init video BIOS after resume. (there are no guarantees that this will work)
  * Edit acpid.cfg, suspend should be: suspend=S3  * How to suspend? Open 
Power object -> Suspend   * How to resume after sleep? Press Power button.

How to achieve success in testing?
  * update danis506.add to 1.8.1 (How to update Danis -- Software updates 
-- http://ecomstation.ru/apecs.php?action=item&id=203
  * disable all device drivers before testing suspend/resume (USB, audio, 
network)
  * You can see the list of Sleep states supported by your computer   when 
starting ACPI daemon (S1 - computer is stopped;   S2 - computer is stopped, 
part of devices are powered off;   S3 - all devices are powered off, except 
memory;     S4 - all devices are powered off; S5 - power off)
  * Post the report to the tracker -- http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/newticket

How to help to other users? Share the results of your tests.

Step 1: Post report about your computer/motherboard to  -- 
http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php

Step 2: If you have installed eCS 2.0 RC1 or higher then
Goto http://www.ecomstation.com/support/rc1report/
Please include the \var\log\instlog.zip file, this contains all of your 
configured settings, as well as a small overview of the hardware. This 
makes it easier for us to identify supported (or unsupported) hardware.


Install ACPIFU WPI (Fast Upgrade) if 3.0 is working fine on your computer.

ACPI 3.01, what's new:

ACPI.PSD
  * fix SpeedStep&Throttling for Uni kernel and MADT absent in acpi table
  * expand LAPIC ESR handling
  * fix memory heap
  * add duration of HLT

APM.ADD:
  * rebuild ACPI_STATE_S1
  * fix going to absent state
  * optimize throttling setting

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