Subj : Linux on Dell D600 - occasional S3 waking problems
To   : comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux
From : David
Date : Sat Oct 02 2004 04:39 pm

Hi everyone,

I wonder if someone could help me? I have been setting up Linux (Fedora 
Core 2) on my brothers Dell Inspiron D600.

After installing FC2 (which went fine) I recompiled a patched kernel by 
following the instructions at http://www.loria.fr/~thome/d600/. I have 
also installed the intel wireless driver, which is working fine (though 
I did have to write a script to bring the interface up properly).

S3 sleep (suspend to RAM) does work now, BUT sometimes (not very often) 
the computer fails to wake up from sleep. Oh, the other strange thing is 
that when the computer wakes it seems to get stuck on the initial text 
screen (about restarting tasks) until you press a key on the keyboard. 
Then it continues without a problem. _Sometimes_ though when I wake it 
up (open the lid) the screen just stays black. It does come out of sleep 
mode, but doesn't do anything else. It's unpingable and doesn't seem to 
respond to anything except powering off (by holding down the power button)

Does anyone have any ideas of what might be causing this? I can't seem 
to find any pattern to it.

kernel: 2.6.8.1 with patches from http://www.loria.fr/~thome/d600/
Fedora Core 2
Dell Inspiron D600 (1024x768 resolution)

Thanks,

-- David

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