Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on June 07, 2006 05:35 AM
It's been some days since I've been using Suspend2 in my laptop. The poweroff method it features has the advantage that it doesn't need any kind of ACPI support, so it works in almost any situation. You may have a laptop with a broken DSDT and it doesn't really matter. You don't need to patch it. Furthermore, the poweroff method saves power completely. You can even unplug the computer.
With it, I can boot to a fully functional desktop in about 30 seconds (timer in hand). It's important to note that after those 30 seconds all applications I need are already running and disk caches are restored, etc. So, in fact, it leaves you in a more advanced and responsive state that simply booting and launching those applications. Also, of those 30 seconds, 10 are spent in the BIOS sequence, so the real time it takes to boot (Grub+System) is about 20 seconds. Very useful, fast and convenient.
On a side note, another good site for laptop reviews is <a href="http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/" title="linux-on-laptops.com">http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/</a linux-on-laptops.com>.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on June 07, 2006 05:35 AMWith it, I can boot to a fully functional desktop in about 30 seconds (timer in hand). It's important to note that after those 30 seconds all applications I need are already running and disk caches are restored, etc. So, in fact, it leaves you in a more advanced and responsive state that simply booting and launching those applications. Also, of those 30 seconds, 10 are spent in the BIOS sequence, so the real time it takes to boot (Grub+System) is about 20 seconds. Very useful, fast and convenient.
On a side note, another good site for laptop reviews is <a href="http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/" title="linux-on-laptops.com">http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/</a linux-on-laptops.com>.
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