Martin DiViaio on Sat, 12 Jun 1999 08:32:30 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] power management?


Jason Staloff wrote:
> 
> Can Linux do power management, for instance set the CPU in a sleep
> state and spin down the hard drive? I'm using an AT mobo, Pentium
> 200, nothing fancy.. the system is Mandrake 5.3, which is based on RH
> 5.2, kernel 2.0.36.
> 

As long as your BIOS supports APM, yes. You have to recompile your
kernel.

If you use menuconfig; "Advanced Power Management BIOS Support" is under
"Character Devices."

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