by mikewalsh » Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:36 pm
thanks for this mikew
@mmmrr :-
Mm. Y'know, as far as I was aware, UpupBB's Logout GUI doesn't offer a 'Suspend' function. Where are you getting this from? Is this a different utility you've installed yourself from elsewhere?
==========the suspend icon is an ootb desktop item in the bionic32
The other thing, of course, is simply the fact that your PC IS a Toshiba Satellite. These things don't have the best reputation in the world for Linux compatibility. Also, a thought; this just might be due to your installing onto FAT 32 partitions.......because FAT32 doesn't support sym-links of ANY kind.
============i have had a happy ten years running puppys on tosh satellites. to
get them to sleep i usually needed to install an acpitools?.pet...does not work on this machine. can change FAT32, first time i created staorage partions so it seemed a good format choice for them. laziness/curiosity in FAT32 for install partition; always used EXT2
before.
I've been using 'Suspend' on my desktops for some time, but I always use Linux-standard EXT file-systems. I also modified the Puppy Logout GUI to replace the 'console' icon with one for 'Suspend', instead.......pointing it to a basic suspend script that I first saw mentioned by frenchiveruti on the old forum. Works like a dream, but me being me, I have to have ev by mikewalsh » Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:36 pm
==========if by basic suspend script you mean: 'echo etc /sys/power/state' it says state is empty or some such. i used that lovely script on earlier pups. what is 'ev' i know
'by mikewalsh' is.
@mmmrr :-
Mm. Y'know, as far as I was aware, UpupBB's Logout GUI doesn't offer a 'Suspend' function. Where are you getting this from? Is this a different utility you've installed yourself from elsewhere?
The other thing, of course, is simply the fact that your PC IS a Toshiba Satellite. These things don't have the best reputation in the world for Linux compatibility. Also, a thought; this just might be due to your installing onto FAT 32 partitions.......because FAT32 doesn't support sym-links of ANY kind.
I've been using 'Suspend' on my desktops for some time, but I always use Linux-standard EXT file-systems. I also modified the Puppy Logout GUI to replace the 'console' icon with one for 'Suspend', instead.......pointing it to a basic suspend script that I first saw mentioned by frenchiveruti on the old forum. Works like a dream, but me being me, I have to have everything 'just so'; if I'm going to use suspend, then I want it in the log-out GUI, too!
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(BTW, I've just been watching your famous local resident on NetFlix....."Big Timber"? That Kevin Wenstob's a right character, isn't he? He's a bit like us, in a way; where he uses old machinery to keep his sawmill running, we use Puppy to keep old 'puters running.
I think that HAS to be the first time I've ever heard of anyone keeping a sawmill supplied by "beach-combing" for driftwood, though.....!! )
Mike. ;)erything 'just so'; if I'm going to use suspend, then I want it in the log-out GUI, too!