Hibernating a Linux Laptop…FINALLY!

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 5, 2008 5:21 PM EDT
Tech Republic; By Jack Wallen
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Recently I had to write an article on Linux green computing. During the writing of that article I was sent on yet another quest to get some form of hibernate and or suspend working on a Linux laptop. This quest had me digging through nearly every configuration file and every package I could find in an attempt to get an off-brand laptop (Everex Zonbook) running Mandriva Spring 2008 to either suspend or hibernate. I was surprised at what I discovered and the results I came up with.

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Suspend - elusive, yes; impossible, no Steven_Rosenber 8 2,979 Oct 6, 2008 1:05 PM

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