laptop mode?

Michal Jaegermann michal at harddata.com
Wed Oct 20 17:46:44 UTC 2004


On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 09:15:10AM -0400, William Hooper wrote:
> 
> >
> > Well (on FC2) that file is indeed there but its value never changes from
> > 0 regardless of whether the power lead is plugged in or I'm on batteries.
> 
> To quote the FC1 release notes:
> 
> To enable laptop mode, issue the following command:
> 
> echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode
> 
> To disable laptop mode, issue the following command:
> 
> echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode

It seems that putting a corresponding entry in /etc/sysctl.conf
would be a healthier practice.

Maybe it should exist in a "virgin" installed sysctl.conf with
a default value of 0?

  Michal




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