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msumner · Posted: Wed 17 Jan 2007, 08:25 Post subject:

Hi rickrandom, I am running 2.13 from flash drive so the save file is on the flash. Should work though? I will give it a try.

Rickrandom · Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 195 Location: Bedfordshire, UK

If you have space on the flash drive, then I guess making a copy should work fine. It may take a little while, depending on the size of the file you chose at first shutdown, so be patient.

By the way, if you put your location in your profile, people will have a better idea of when you are likely to be on line. Far from essential, of course.

msumner · Posted: Wed 17 Jan 2007, 08:51 Post subject:

Not far from you, in lincolnshire!

rarsa · Posted: Wed 17 Jan 2007, 09:50 Post subject:

Yes. For now you must execute the script before closing the lid.

Sorry for the confusion, I thought that part was obvious: How would the computer know that you want to run that script when you close the lid if you haven't told you that?

I know there is a way to trap when the lid is being closed but I haven't investigated.

msumner · Posted: Wed 17 Jan 2007, 11:22 Post subject:

Sorry rarsa but nothing in linux is obvious to me unless I've done it before, preferably a few times! Laughing

Don't forget I just came from windows........ Anyway, I tried to execute it by clicking on the suspend file which is still in the root directory, before shutting the lid. When I click on it, a box flashes around it and that is all. This didn't look too promising to me but I tried closing the lid and of course, it would not come back. I assume that it should go into suspend when I click on the suspend file like it did the first time, and then I close the lid after it has suspended? Cheers, Mike.

rarsa · Posted: Wed 17 Jan 2007, 11:43 Post subject:

I didn't mean any offence with the "obvious part" I was really apologizing for thinking that something is obvious when it is really not.

Yes, shut the lid after it has completed suspending.

msumner · Posted: Wed 17 Jan 2007, 13:27 Post subject:

Rarsa, no offence taken! Very Happy

I really do appreciate the time you are taking on this.

Forgive me but I still can't execute the script. I am trying to execute by clicking on the suspend file which is still in the root directory. Am I doing the right thing? Confused

rarsa · Posted: Wed 17 Jan 2007, 13:36 Post subject:

I thought you had said a couple of posts ago that it was working for you after I uploaded the correct script.

msumner · Posted: Wed 17 Jan 2007, 14:40 Post subject:

Yes, that is correct. I downloaded it, unzipped it and clicked on the suspend file. It suspended. It came back when I hit the on button. Now if I click on the suspend file nothing happens. Sad

5 mins later....... OK, I have deleted the files and downloaded again, unzipped and now it works everytime.

I am confused also. At least I was doing it right, it just was not working. I deleted the original files before downloading last time so I know I wasn't clicking on the wrong version.

Anyway, thanks a bunch rarsa, and I see your suspend file is getting downloaded by quite a few. It is obviously in demand. Maybe we should ask everyone who gets it to work to say which laptop they have it on.

How about incorporating it into the next puppy version? Would it be possible to set up a short cut key?
Thanks again, Mike Very Happy

EDIT....... actually, thats probably not necessary, I just moved the suspend file onto the desktop and click on it.

rarsa · Posted: Thu 18 Jan 2007, 09:50 Post subject:

msumner · Posted: Thu 18 Jan 2007, 16:08 Post subject:

Hi rarsa, i don't know if anyone else is having the same problem as me, but the suspend script does not work after a shutdown and reboot. The only way to make it work is to download it again and unpack and execute it. Then it works until shutdown but does not work when I reboot. Yes....... wierd, I know. I have now tried this 3 or 4 times, just to be sure. cheers, mike

msumner · Posted: Sat 20 Jan 2007, 13:03 Post subject:

I have been trying to figure why the suspend script only works for me for one boot session. I have been running on a flash drive so I tried burning a new multisession live cd to see if I get the same problem. I downloaded the suspend script again, and now it works on the cd every time, even after rebooting. Very Happy

Anyone know why this should be?
Cheers, Mike

gdemonta · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 190 Location: Paris, France

hey Rarsa,
thanks for the script. It works perfectly on my ibm X31. I'm now going to check on the long term how it is.

Chouca · Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 19

Hi,

At last I am very close to get Suspend to Ram working properly (2.15CE)...!!!

The key to success has been this script AND passing acpi=force to the kernel in menu.lst.

My problem is that I can suspend once, wake it up again - works perfect, but then if I try to suspend again I get into a mode where a brutal power off is the only thing that helps.

Any ideas on how to get the Suspend to ram always working???

Martin