In message <22n0v9qdjt.fsf@naptop.autonomica.net>, Lars-Johan Liman writes:
>johani@autonomica.se:
>> Do you have to "take down" X11 or is it sufficient to switch to
>> another virtual console?
>
>(Two painful fsck's later:)
>
>It's sufficient to switch to a "txt" console.

Suspending Thinkpads has always been a challenge, but at least on my 
T21, I can do it via /etc/apm/suspend contortions.  This is 
strengthening the need for a progarmmatic way to switch consoles.

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