Subject: laptop suspend with ACPI? Any equivalent to zzz?
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Alicia da Conceicao <alicia@engine.ca>
List: port-i386
Date: 12/17/2003 11:53:05
Sorry for bother everybody again, but is there any way to suspend a
laptop running NetBSD-current with only ACPI (no APM)?  I am looking
for an ACPI equivalent to "zzz" for APM, but can't find any.  And
powerd only detects ACPI events, not generate them, so it can't seem
to be able to trigger suspend mode.

Suspend mode is critical for any laptop, since it reduces battery
drain to near zero, and shut downs the hard drive so that it doesn't
get damaged during transport.

Also, while on this topic, is there also a way get a laptop running
NetBSD-current to report how much battery is left (as a percentage
and/or minutes left), the same way that "apm" did?

Thanks in advance.
Alicia.