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- From: Rob.Levin@f217.n3802.z1.fidonet.org (Rob Levin)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Linux on 386SL Under Hibernation?
- Message-ID: <711742044.F00068@remote.halcyon.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1992 07:55:10 -0800
- Sender: Gatekeeper@remote.halcyon.com
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- Anthony,
-
- AY> Linux'rs:
-
- AY> Please forgive me if this is a FAQ (it's rolled off our system
- here
- AY> already, and my gopher search of news.answers didn't turn up
- AY> anything), and point me to the information if it's been asked
- before.
-
- AY> Does anyone know offhand if Linux can survive the hibernation mode
- AY> that many 386SL notebooks offer?
-
- Not at present. If you have a 386SL system, you may want to consider
- programming that yourself! It may be a bit difficult, as I understand
- that a whole new processor mode has been created to provide this
- functionality. Some sort of meta-protected-mode.
-
- The code you write will need to be compatible with the way things are
- done in the rest of the kernel, as much as possible; you might check
- with Linus after researching the matter. Also, bear in mind that other
- functionality is eventually supposed to be implemented in this
- meta-mode, and it may be stuff Linux will need.
-
- Sorry about the vagueness, but the closest I've gotten to any kind of
- functional description of this stuff is one-liners in PC WEEK....
- [grin]
-
- You will need to get the programming guide for the processor from the
- vendor. I hope you pursue this, because otherwise I'll probably have to
- when I get a notebook. [grin]
-
- Rob L.
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- * Origin: Via the Annex in Victoria, TX (1:3802/217)
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