Comments on: Ubuntu hdparm APM and laptop mode tools http://www.theusefulblog.com/post/ubuntu-hdparm-apm-and-laptop-mode-tools/ Tips and tricks and stuff that matters for computers, internet, and many others. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:02:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Is laptop_mode enabled in Ubuntu 8.10 http://www.theusefulblog.com/post/ubuntu-hdparm-apm-and-laptop-mode-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-66712 Is laptop_mode enabled in Ubuntu 8.10 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:47:51 +0000 http://www.theusefulblog.com/?p=235#comment-66712 [...] one will take care of tuning the hdparm power management when switching between battery and AC. See ubuntu-hdparm-apm-and-laptop-mode-tools for more details. Note: this got fixed in Intrepid in an update mid-January: acpi hdparm fixed But [...] [...] one will take care of tuning the hdparm power management when switching between battery and AC. See ubuntu-hdparm-apm-and-laptop-mode-tools for more details. Note: this got fixed in Intrepid in an update mid-January: acpi hdparm fixed But [...]

]]> By: casey http://www.theusefulblog.com/post/ubuntu-hdparm-apm-and-laptop-mode-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-66431 casey Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:50:07 +0000 http://www.theusefulblog.com/?p=235#comment-66431 Tried this and now the clicking problem on my netbook seems solved - Thanks a million! Tried this and now the clicking problem on my netbook seems solved – Thanks a million!

]]> By: jakal http://www.theusefulblog.com/post/ubuntu-hdparm-apm-and-laptop-mode-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-66336 jakal Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:16:34 +0000 http://www.theusefulblog.com/?p=235#comment-66336 /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/enabled or /var/run/laptop-mode-enabled ? From http://samwel.tk/laptop_mode/faq "Is Laptop Mode Enabled? How do I check if laptop mode is enabled? Execute cat /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode. If it contains a nonzero value, then laptop mode is enabled, if it says 0, then it isn't. What's /var/run/laptop-mode-enabled got to do with things? Well, this file is created and destroyed by the laptop-mode init script to enable/disable laptop mode activity. If this file is not present, then laptop mode tools will not do a thing except disable itself, even when you unplug your computer from the mains. ..." /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/enabled

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/var/run/laptop-mode-enabled

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From http://samwel.tk/laptop_mode/faq
“Is Laptop Mode Enabled?
How do I check if laptop mode is enabled?

Execute cat /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode. If it contains a nonzero value, then laptop mode is enabled, if it says 0, then it isn’t.
What’s /var/run/laptop-mode-enabled got to do with things?

Well, this file is created and destroyed by the laptop-mode init script to enable/disable laptop mode activity. If this file is not present, then laptop mode tools will not do a thing except disable itself, even when you unplug your computer from the mains.
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