Here is the error dump... I don't understand it... Google doesn't pull an answer but it seems there are others with this issue. I am using OpenSuSE 10.3 on a Lenovo T61.
Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running suspend hooks.
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00clear =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/01logging =====
suspend initiated: Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/05led =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/06autofs =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/10NetworkManager =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/24dock =====
Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running thinkpad hooks for event undock.
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/30s2disk-check =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/45pcmcia =====
ejecting PCMCIA cards...
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/50modules =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/55battery =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/80acpi-fan =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/80videobios =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/94cpufreq =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/95led =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/99Zgrub =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/99info =====
Mon May 19 19:41:30 PDT 2008: done running suspend hooks.
+ /usr/sbin/s2ram
Machine is unknown.
This machine can be identified by:
sys_vendor = "LENOVO"
sys_product = "6465CTO"
sys_version = "ThinkPad T61"
bios_version = "7LETB2WW (2.12 )"
See http://suspend.sf.net/s2ram-support.html for details.
If you report a problem, please include the complete output above.
+ RET=127
+ set +x
Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running resume hooks.
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/99info =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/99Zgrub =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/95led =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/94cpufreq =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/80videobios =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/80acpi-fan =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/55battery =====
method return sender=:1.0 -> dest=:1.1734
boolean true
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/50modules =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/45pcmcia =====
inserting PCMCIA cards...
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/30s2disk-check =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/24dock =====
Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running thinkpad hooks for event dock.
docking should have been done automatically by the dock driver...
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/10NetworkManager =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/06autofs =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/05led =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/01logging =====
===== Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: running hook: /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00clear =====
Mon May 19 19:41:32 PDT 2008: done running resume hooks.
bwkaz
05-20-2008, 06:51 PM
I'm assuming the RET value is the return value from /usr/sbin/s2ram, based on the output there? Do you have a /usr/sbin/s2ram file?
If so, according to the sources for s2ram's main() function (http://suspend.cvs.sourceforge.net/suspend/suspend/s2ram-main.c?view=markup), it looks like when the "Machine is unknown" message is printed, the exit status of s2ram is S2RAM_UNKNOWN (which according to the s2ram.h header file (http://suspend.cvs.sourceforge.net/suspend/suspend/s2ram.h?revision=1.11&view=markup) is the same as the 127 that you see).
Given the fact that the name of the value is S2RAM_UNKNOWN, and given the message that gets printed, my guess would be that your laptop isn't on the whitelist of valid machines that's built into s2ram's sources. Try updating whatever package /usr/sbin/s2ram comes from ("suspend", perhaps?). Or file a bug with your distro, and see if they ever release an updated version that includes your machine.
(Note that the OpenSuSE s2ram page (http://en.opensuse.org/S2ram#My_machine_is_not_in_the_whitelist.2C_what_c an_i_do.3F) has a bunch of tests you can do to see if your machine is really supported by s2ram at all, and whether it can simply be added to the whitelist, or whether it needs a bunch of workarounds and can be added to the whitelist with the workarounds, or whether it won't work at all. But try updating the package first.)
MkIII_Supra
05-20-2008, 08:34 PM
After all this system originally came with SLED 10.0. And the sleep and suspend worked with Kubuntu. I moved back to OpenSuSE because I want to keep all my systems on the same OS for now. I will look into your post in a bit more detail tonight though. Thanks for the input, I really haven't been able to find an answer that is clear... let alone an answer.
bwkaz
05-21-2008, 08:01 PM
Well, here (http://suspend.cvs.sourceforge.net/suspend/suspend/whitelist.c?revision=1.125&view=markup) is the white-list itself, in a C array-of-structures format. The definition of the structure is vendor, product, version, BIOS-version, workaround-flags; each entry in the array in the linked file has its fields in that order. Your output showed:
and that file does list an entry that has LENOVO for the vendor and 6465* for the product. I think that should match your data, since the parser lets empty strings match anything, and lets anything ending in a * match anything that starts with what the entry starts with (6465 in this case). Maybe your compiled s2ram binary doesn't match the latest sources, though?
Hmm...
MkIII_Supra
05-22-2008, 08:05 AM
although not the way I would have liked but no complaints either. I followed the instructions and things got worse. When it DID work, the system would wake up and I couldn't see the GUI, too dark. And I mean dark as in 1% brightness. So I made some adjustments and tweaks... still didn't work.
Installed Mandriva. Works fine, goes to sleep and wakes up without a hitch. Even suspends to disk smooth and fast. Faster than SuSE did. So far I have tried
SLED 10 Service Pack 2
OpenSuSE 10.3 32 and 64 bit
PCLinuxOS 2007
PCLinusOS 2008 Mini-Disk
Fedora 9.0
Mint 4.0
Kubuntu 8.03
Gentoo (actually I couldn't get it to install... let alone boot to the install disk. I tried 5 disks... none worked.)
Mandriva
And the winner is (so far) Mandriva. It just works without being a hassle. Although a few other things aren't working yet, they are not as critical and can be easily overcome. It's also the second fastest. Kubuntu was the fastest of the distributions successfully installed. But I had issues with other things that annoyed me too much and took more time than I am willing to invest to correct. Which is why I moved back to RPM based distributions.
Thank you for you help, although it didn't work I did try. And this has been my experience with Linux these last 9 years. I just want a distribution, I don't care which one, to work with the least amount of hassle... Mandriva wins on my laptop this time around.
MkIII_Supra
05-22-2008, 02:45 PM
Well irony of irony! Finally get my laptop working the way it's supposed to... and now the damn thing keeps locking up! Well the GUI dies that is. I can CTRL+ALT+F1 to log in as root, but I can't see what is causing the GUI to freeze at all.
So Mandriva fails the longevity test. Really sad too, because it was working (for about 20 hours) without even a hitch! Everything worked fine for the most part. Now this...
Why, can't I get what I want?
MkIII_Supra
05-27-2008, 01:06 PM
Okay, so now I have the suspend to RAM and DISK issue resolved as well as the GUI locking up... but NOW I have the unable to see all my RAM issue. I have 2GB of non-shared RAM installed on my laptop but Mandriva only sees 884MB of the 2GB of RAM?
I looked up the issue on the net and only came up with one solution that was ambiguous at best. Based on my research I have the latest kernel in my system.
See grub menu
timeout 4
color black/cyan yellow/cyan
gfxmenu (hd0,0)/boot/gfxmenu
default 0
title linux
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=UUID=de14044a-b316-4630-9bf6-514fd1ea5868 splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img
title linux-nonfb
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux-nonfb root=UUID=de14044a-b316-4630-9bf6-514fd1ea5868
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img
title failsafe
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=failsafe root=UUID=de14044a-b316-4630-9bf6-514fd1ea5868 failsafe
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img
Now, the locking issue would happen in the linux kernel, and right now I am logged in under the desktop586 2.6.24.4-3mnb kernel. And still I cannot see all of my 2GB of RAM.
Here is the output of the free command with the -m switch...
So how do I get the rest of my RAM back? Forgot to add, that OpenSuSE, Kubuntu and PCLinuxOS all three saw the full 2GB of RAM... I find it frustrating and ironic that those three couldn't suspend to RAM/DISK or wake up properly from said state and yet saw all my RAM and Mandriva does both without a hitch but can't see all my RAM?!
bwkaz
05-27-2008, 09:14 PM
I have 2GB of non-shared RAM installed on my laptop but Mandriva only sees 884MB of the 2GB of RAM? Two options that I know of.
(1) Just use a 64-bit OS -- or at least a 64-bit kernel; they can run 32-bit user processes just fine. This may not be an option with Mandriva, though; it would depend on whether they've realized that 64-bit really is the future, or they've decided to stay with Pentium Classic kernels. Of course, you need a 64-bit capable CPU to do that, too. ;)
(2) Run a kernel that was configured with one of the HIGHMEM options on (either CONFIG_HIGHMEM_4G or CONFIG_HIGHMEM_64G, but the first is better in this case). Not sure whether Mandriva offers these kernels, but a quick Google search implies that the kernel-multimedia-{desktop,laptop} packages may be helpful.
MkIII_Supra
05-28-2008, 01:43 PM
It was 64 bit.
bwkaz
05-28-2008, 08:52 PM
Um, "it" being the kernel, or "it" being the CPU? Because the kernel you posted about wasn't 64-bit: it was compiled for an i586, aka a Pentium Classic. ;)
If the CPU was 64-bit, and Mandriva provides a 64-bit kernel (but you probably don't want a 64-bit userspace), then that may be worth a shot. HIGHMEM is probably easier though. :)
MkIII_Supra
05-28-2008, 09:23 PM
So I installed a 64 bit kernel... failed.... 32 bit still only sees 884.
I installed OpenSuSE 11.0 beta... all the power options except screen brightness up and down works... problem is it's Beta and some of the applications and such are not ready as with the repositories....
I installed OpenSuSE 10.3 again... briefly, sleep and suspend to disk worked... then stopped with the error 127. Actually the suspend to disk still worked... sorta.
So I go back to Mandriva 2008.1 spring and this time I get the memory to take during the install... and when the system boots, 884 shows.
So now just for more pain and fun I am downloading Bluewhite 64, Gentoo 2007 live DVD (which I have tried to install several times before with each time erroring out. Maybe I will get lucky this time!)
I suppose I could just use OpenSuSE 10.3_x64 and just live with a system that refuses to work properly until OpenSuSE 11.0_64 comes out. I do have to admit the beta of 11.0 screamed and is looking promising, especially with the hardware actually working!
I just want to get this damn thing stable and working like it's supposed to so I can get on with actually USING it for what what I bought it for in the first place, instead of futzing about TRYING to get things to work. Sorry I am just a bit frustrated at the moment... frustrated that I have a Linux supported laptop that refuses to work with Linux in a consistent manner. Frustrated that I have invested several weeks now, trying to get things to work the way they are supposed to.
Anyhow, I do appreciate the help so far, and I would REALLY like to stick with OpenSuSE since I have it at work and at home on my main system (which I am posting from now... since my T61 has me so ticked off I don't want to look at it right at this moment.) **Sigh** back to the searches and trials and error!
bwkaz
05-29-2008, 06:56 PM
Have you tried one of the HIGHMEM-capable 32-bit kernels from Mandriva? I.e., kernel-multimedia-desktop or kernel-multimedia-laptop?
This 884MB thing is not caused by any kernel command-line parameters; it's (usually) caused by the way the kernel maps virtual address space onto physical RAM. The HIGHMEM_4G option lets you use up to 4G of physical address space (which isn't always necessarily physical RAM, mind you), and the HIGHMEM_64G option lets you use up to 64G of physical address space (again, not RAM). (All of these options are only available on 32-bit kernels, though, since x86-64 doesn't require any of these workarounds to see more RAM. Also, since they're only available for 32-bit kernels, each process will only be able to use 4G of virtual address space -- but I doubt that's an issue.)
Actually, what does dmesg | head -n 20 say about the "BIOS-provided physical RAM map"? All the "BIOS-e820" lines would be relevant. It may be that your BIOS is providing strange results to the e820 function ("get physical RAM mapping") that are causing the issue, and a HIGHMEM kernel may not help. IIRC, the 884M limit was really close to the limit of a 32-bit non-HIGHMEM kernel, but it'd still be worth looking into the map.
MkIII_Supra
05-31-2008, 09:17 PM
So I did some digging around, found the x86_64 version of Mandriva. Here is the run down:
All my RAM is recognized. YEAH!
Suspend to RAM works. YEAH!
Suspend to disk doesn't work BOO! HISS! BOO! It starts the process then goes back to the desktop, no error noted.
Wireless works. YEAH!
Think Finger doesn't work. Not major but...
4 in 1 card reader doesn't work. BOO! HISS! BOO! My research has shown this is a problem with no current solution, bummer.
Volume buttons change volume. YEAH!
Screen brighten and dim buttons don't work. BOO! HISS! BOO! They worked before with SLED 10 and I think with OpenSuSE... can't remember.
Media control buttons don't seem to work either. BOO! HISS! BOO! They worked before with SLED 10
Can't seem to get Flash to work with Mozilla. BOO! HISS! BOO! They worked before with SLED 10 and all the other distributions I have tried so far.
When I try to install the nswrapper plugin I get THIS error!
# rpm -ivh nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-1.x86_64.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
nspluginwrapper-i386 = 0.9.91.5-1 is needed by nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-1.x86_64
#
Can't seem to find the Web Core Fonts (MS Fonts).BOO! HISS! BOO! They worked before with SLED 10 and all the other distributions I have tried so far.
Volume buttons change volume. YEAH!
Unable to get Oracle Calendar installed. I believe it has something to do with the 64 bit architecture... but I don't know, so here is the error dump:
# ./cal_linux
Preparing to install...
Extracting the JRE from the installer archive...
Unpacking the JRE...
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
awk: cmd. line:6: warning: escape sequence `\.' treated as plain `.'
Launching installer...
Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX)
Stack Trace:
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /tmp/install.dir.13668/Linux/resource/jre/lib/i386/libawt.so: libXp.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.action.LoadLibraryAction.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at sun.awt.NativeLibLoader.loadLibraries(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.DebugHelper.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.LifeCycleManager.f(DashoA81 13)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.LifeCycleManager.g(DashoA81 13)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.LifeCycleManager.a(DashoA81 13)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(DashoA8113)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(DashoA8113)
This Application has Unexpectedly Quit: Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX)
#
I do have Java installed so... and this is a critical application for my laptop since it will allow me to take my calendar with me where ever I go (business travel). So this is a BOO! HISS! BOO! issue.
So far the system seems responsive and very fast. It actually boots faster than the stock install of SLED 10 or any other distribution with the exception of PCLinuxOS. Overall I am pretty satisfied with Mandriva on my laptop. Oh and to give more perspective:
Laptop Specifications:
Lenovo Thinkpad T61
Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 (2.1 GHz 800MHz 3MBL2)
Originally had SLED 10 Desktop Version (I didn't like it so I changed it to OpenSuSE)
15.4” WXGA TFT
Intel GMA X3100 GM965 (Graphics card)
2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM
UltaNav (TrackPoint and Touch Pad) with Fingerprint Reader
100GB SATA 7200RPM hard drive
DVD recordable 8x max dual layer ultrabay slim
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
No Bluetooth
So this is my relatively new portable tool. I had to replace my Toshiba A15-S129 since it died a horrible death after 5 years of reliable service. I have had my new T61 for about a month and have been trying to get this thing set up the way I want it. So there it is. That is where I stand right now, stuck again. But in a better place than I was last week.
MkIII_Supra
06-01-2008, 05:01 PM
Still haven't been able to get suspend to disk to work, and now the Software Management tool doesn't want to work either! Keep getting either a timeout on the update servers, or the urpmi database is locked.
Here is an example, right now I am trying to download and install PySol, but now I have an error telling me the urpmi database is locked! Now since I started the Software Management tool BEFORE the update daemon, should I have initial control AND the update daemon be placed on hold?
Okay so I find the PID for the update daemon and kill it along with the wget daemon. Restart the Software Management tool and try to install PySol again... keep in mind this is the 64 bit version of Mandriva. Anyhow I get THIS jewel!
"Installation failed, some files are missing:
ftp://mirrors.secsup.org/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/2008.1/x86_64/media/main/release/pysol-4.82-9mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
You may want to update your urpmi database"
Sooo I go through the whole process to "update" my urpmi database and the Software Manager chugs along at less than a snails pace... and comes back with failed to update urpmi database due to inability to connect to sources... I have been trying since 1700 yesterday to get this gem fixed.
So right now I am attempting to use the CLI update.urpmi and see if THAT corrects the issue at hand... which my experience and gut tells me it won't. We shall see.
This is turning into a real pain in the @ss to get set-up and functioning correctly. Another issue is that occasionally the ALSA sound driver will die completely and nothing short of a reboot will resolve that issue.
So in essence I am still unable to get my laptop, which with the exception of the card reader, is 100% Linux supported, to work 100% with any version of Linux I have attempted to install on it. I was going to try Gentoo... but it just won't even start the install process at all! So after several attempts I gave up on that.
I am still nowhere close to resolving the issues in my previous post. But hey it's a nice sunny day, warm with a mild breeze so I will just sit inside and continue to self flagellate until I succeed! Yeah, right! Anyhow, I am off to take a nice bike ride, maybe some time away will clear my head enough that I can make some progress...
In the meantime, still open to suggestions and if ANY of you are in the Santa Cruz area let me know. I think, no I know I could use some serious help with this laptop to get it up to where I want it and operational the way I know it should be. Peace hope to hear from you soon.
Update... again!
Looks like using the CLI method is failing as well. Here take a look!
Master: urpmi.update Mandriva Linux - 2008.1
medium "Mandriva Linux - 2008.1 (Free64) - Installer" is up-to-date
medium "Mandriva Linux - 2008.1 (Free64) - Installer (main32)" is up-to-date
medium "Mandriva Linux - 2008.1 (Free64) - Installer (contrib)" is up-to-date
http://mirrors.kernel.org/mandrake/Mandrakelinux/official/2008.1/x86_64/media/main/updates/media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz
updated medium "Updates for Mandriva Linux 2008.1"
ftp://mirrors.secsup.org/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/2008.1/x86_64/media/main/release/media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz
...retrieving failed: wget failed: exited with 1
problem reading synthesis file of medium "Main (Official2008.1-1)"
It's still running right now so I am sure there will be more error messages to post but this is essentially the issue I have been running into lately. Fun no?
bwkaz
06-01-2008, 06:34 PM
Well, if you had all that stuff working on the 32-bit Mandriva, maybe it'd be better to go back to that and try the HIGHMEM kernel? Not sure if that's anything you can try or not, but I think if you can, it'd be worth it. :)
(And what about that physical RAM map? ;))
MkIII_Supra
06-01-2008, 09:19 PM
it seems that I will have to invest more time and effort than I really want (or even should have to in my opinion) to. Last thing I want to do is mess with changing kernels. Although I did figure the repository issue out. Seems all the American repos are busted, so I am using the ones in France and they seem to work great, so that's one issue down. More later... I have to cook dinner and finish putting groceries away.
Also forgot to add, that while suspend to RAM did work... sometimes, it wouldn't always wake up but end up looping and going right back to sleep. Which would mean that I would have to pull the battery and plug to get the system recovered. So I am hesitant to go back to Mandriva 32 bit. And I have installed, re-installed and re-re-installed Linux on this laptop so many times now... and fought with config files... I am getting frustrated with the same problems I complained about exactly 1 year ago. (http://justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=149464) The inconsistencies between distributions on the same "supported" hardware is enough to drive a sane man to use Windows (luckily I am still nucking futs).
I find the differences between the same distribution different architecture is boggling to say the least. The bottom line, I will continue to plod along with what I have installed right now... *****ing about it the entire time until I get the damn thing to work like it should. I don't want to futz with compiling a kernel. I don't want to try another distribution (I have tried enough already!). I just want this to work on my laptop as is. I see the suspend to disk and Oracle Calendar as the two largest obstacles at the moment. The most pressing will be the Oracle Calendar, that I need to get working. But still I haven't a clue as to what I need to do to get it to install / work.
Okay back to cooking...
MkIII_Supra
06-05-2008, 04:17 PM
So I read a review about OpenSuSE 11.0 RC1. Said things were looking great. So I downloaded and burned the x86 version, opting to stay away from the 64 bit version for now (software issues mainly and when I tried the Beta... eh!)
It's on my lappy now. Suspend to RAM works great. Suspend to disk... I think it works but I am not really sure. But the volume controls don't work (yet, still diddling with it.), the monitor brightness buttons don't work either (same as sound).
So far all my applications work and do so without crashing too! Even the font issue with the Oracle / Java web page (which I have never been able to resolve on my 10.3 x86 version of OpenSuSE at the office?!) functions correctly. I haven't been able to test wireless yet, although it does detect the services around me, none are open so I can test it and I don't have wireless at home. I will try cruznet later today or tomorrow.
Overall I am pretty happy... for the most part. At least the crucial hardware and software works. Suspend to RAM is fast too! Wakes up fast as well. So the irony is 10.3 can't do what 11.0 does and there isn't really that much of a kernel difference!
Whatever, it works now with minimal effort on my part. Just the way I like it and want it. Leaves me more time to continue with my programming learning as well as spend quality time with my woman and child... and get some killer cycling in and kayaking... even enjoy a good movie or two!
Ah! 41, the age of impatience.
quip
06-05-2008, 09:43 PM
Sounds good--I have moved to openSuse (my avatar is old), and I am looking forward to 11.0.
I guess your controls have worked before; if they haven't (in Linux), then maybe the bios is not open enough for Linux devs to write the software. Some of my laptop functions (automatically dimming the screen on battery, for instance) are the result of this problem.
MkIII_Supra
06-06-2008, 02:16 PM
I bought this laptop from Lenovo brand new with SLED 10 installed and everything except the Ricoh card reader worked. I have been trying to get the Thinkpad configuration to work but keep running into either it doesn't work or it obliterates the systems stability.
Suspend to RAM is really the biggest one for me since I do a lot of on the run stuff. I want my system to wake up and go to sleep quickly and reliably. And it does, now. But the other issues are still there, but I can accept them for the time being. And since this is an RC1 install... who knows. :D
The other thing that did work but doesn't now... is sound. I didn't realize it until today, my sound isn't working?! That SHOULD be an easy fix... we'll see.
Right now I am testing the suspend to disk... the system is waking up... and... it actually worked. Pretty damn fast too!
As for the sound issue, when I press the volume buttons a message on the screen pops up stating that it appears kMix is not running. I have tried all sorts of configurations but still no sound... hmmmm like I said, if it's not one thing it's another.
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