F7: Laptop suspend

[activecs]

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:32:04 +0930
activecs <activecs at activ8.net.au> wrote:

> On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:21:56 -0400 (EDT)
> fedora-list-request at redhat.com wrote:
> 
> > On 6/15/07, activecs <activecs at activ8.net.au> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >         I have a Dell Inspiron 9400.  When it used F6 it "noticed"
> > > the lid switch, and did suspend.  With F7 nothing happens.  Also
> > > when I experiment with pm-suspend and various "quirk" parameters,
> > > I always get to a blank screen except for this message:
> > >
> > >         stopping tasks  .....  done
> > >         Suspending console(s)
> > >
> > > I note that various sub-directories of /etc/pm/ have no files.  I
> > > don't know what to do from here. Perhaps someone could guide me.  
> > 
> > 
> > There's an extensive guide at:
> > http://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/quirk/quirk-suspend-index.html
> > 
>   Thanks.  The problem is that this guide seems to be all about
> "resume" problems, and I don't even get it to suspend, or at least
> power down.  Am I missing something?