Re: apm and apmd

Selon Sébastien FOUTREL <[email protected]>:

> I am not a beast master but it seams that APM is used for Advanced Power
> Management.
> So apm is generaly used for laptop to know for example time left for your
> battery or to suspend your PC.

--> ok, so apmd is taking care of that, and tell apm what to do, right ?

> Hope it will help
> bye
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Antoine Jacoutot" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 6:58 PM
> Subject: [gentoo-newbies] apm and apmd
> 
> 
> > Hi !
> >
> > I have a simple question...
> > My kernel is compiled with apm support, my console screen goes black after
> 5
> > minutes of keyboard inactivity, which is great, and when I turn the
> computer
> > off, it power off with no problem.
> >
> > So, what is the apmd package used for ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your answers...
> >
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