X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fpower%2Fvideo.txt;h=912bed87c758457b2f42b6decb1964326efce3de;hb=987b0145d94eecf292d8b301228356f44611ab7c;hp=43a889f8f08d8f03e69c4e40922e5986e21f697d;hpb=f7ed79d23a47594e7834d66a8f14449796d4f3e6;p=linux-2.6.git diff --git a/Documentation/power/video.txt b/Documentation/power/video.txt index 43a889f8f..912bed87c 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/video.txt +++ b/Documentation/power/video.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Video issues with S3 resume ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - 2003-2006, Pavel Machek + 2003-2005, Pavel Machek During S3 resume, hardware needs to be reinitialized. For most devices, this is easy, and kernel driver knows how to do @@ -15,27 +15,6 @@ run normally so video card is normally initialized. It should not be problem for S1 standby, because hardware should retain its state over that. -We either have to run video BIOS during early resume, or interpret it -using vbetool later, or maybe nothing is neccessary on particular -system because video state is preserved. Unfortunately different -methods work on different systems, and no known method suits all of -them. - -Userland application called s2ram has been developed; it contains long -whitelist of systems, and automatically selects working method for a -given system. It can be downloaded from CVS at -www.sf.net/projects/suspend . If you get a system that is not in the -whitelist, please try to find a working solution, and submit whitelist -entry so that work does not need to be repeated. - -Currently, VBE_SAVE method (6 below) works on most -systems. Unfortunately, vbetool only runs after userland is resumed, -so it makes debugging of early resume problems -hard/impossible. Methods that do not rely on userland are preferable. - -Details -~~~~~~~ - There are a few types of systems where video works after S3 resume: (1) systems where video state is preserved over S3. @@ -125,7 +104,6 @@ HP NX7000 ??? (*) HP Pavilion ZD7000 vbetool post needed, need open-source nv driver for X HP Omnibook XE3 athlon version none (1) HP Omnibook XE3GC none (1), video is S3 Savage/IX-MV -HP Omnibook 5150 none (1), (S1 also works OK) IBM TP T20, model 2647-44G none (1), video is S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV, vesafb gets "interesting" but X work. IBM TP A31 / Type 2652-M5G s3_mode (3) [works ok with BIOS 1.04 2002-08-23, but not at all with BIOS 1.11 2004-11-05 :-(] IBM TP R32 / Type 2658-MMG none (1) @@ -140,26 +118,20 @@ IBM TP T41p s3_bios (2), switch to X after resume IBM TP T42 s3_bios (2) IBM ThinkPad T42p (2373-GTG) s3_bios (2) IBM TP X20 ??? (*) -IBM TP X30 s3_bios, s3_mode (4) +IBM TP X30 s3_bios (2) IBM TP X31 / Type 2672-XXH none (1), use radeontool (http://fdd.com/software/radeon/) to turn off backlight. -IBM TP X32 none (1), but backlight is on and video is trashed after long suspend. s3_bios,s3_mode (4) works too. Perhaps that gets better results? +IBM TP X32 none (1), but backlight is on and video is trashed after long suspend IBM Thinkpad X40 Type 2371-7JG s3_bios,s3_mode (4) -IBM TP 600e none(1), but a switch to console and back to X is needed Medion MD4220 ??? (*) Samsung P35 vbetool needed (6) -Sharp PC-AR10 (ATI rage) none (1), backlight does not switch off +Sharp PC-AR10 (ATI rage) none (1) Sony Vaio PCG-C1VRX/K s3_bios (2) Sony Vaio PCG-F403 ??? (*) -Sony Vaio PCG-GRT995MP none (1), works with 'nv' X driver -Sony Vaio PCG-GR7/K none (1), but needs radeonfb, use radeontool (http://fdd.com/software/radeon/) to turn off backlight. Sony Vaio PCG-N505SN ??? (*) Sony Vaio vgn-s260 X or boot-radeon can init it (5) -Sony Vaio vgn-S580BH vga=normal, but suspend from X. Console will be blank unless you return to X. -Sony Vaio vgn-FS115B s3_bios (2),s3_mode (4) Toshiba Libretto L5 none (1) -Toshiba Portege 3020CT s3_mode (3) -Toshiba Satellite 4030CDT s3_mode (3) (S1 also works OK) -Toshiba Satellite 4080XCDT s3_mode (3) (S1 also works OK) +Toshiba Satellite 4030CDT s3_mode (3) +Toshiba Satellite 4080XCDT s3_mode (3) Toshiba Satellite 4090XCDT ??? (*) Toshiba Satellite P10-554 s3_bios,s3_mode (4)(****) Toshiba M30 (2) xor X with nvidia driver using internal AGP @@ -179,3 +151,39 @@ Asus A7V8X nVidia RIVA TNT2 model 64 s3_bios,s3_mode (4) (***) To be tested with a newer kernel. (****) Not with SMP kernel, UP only. + +VBEtool details +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +(with thanks to Carl-Daniel Hailfinger) + +First, boot into X and run the following script ONCE: +#!/bin/bash +statedir=/root/s3/state +mkdir -p $statedir +chvt 2 +sleep 1 +vbetool vbestate save >$statedir/vbe + + +To suspend and resume properly, call the following script as root: +#!/bin/bash +statedir=/root/s3/state +curcons=`fgconsole` +fuser /dev/tty$curcons 2>/dev/null|xargs ps -o comm= -p|grep -q X && chvt 2 +cat /dev/vcsa >$statedir/vcsa +sync +echo 3 >/proc/acpi/sleep +sync +vbetool post +vbetool vbestate restore <$statedir/vbe +cat $statedir/vcsa >/dev/vcsa +rckbd restart +chvt $[curcons%6+1] +chvt $curcons + + +Unless you change your graphics card or other hardware configuration, +the state once saved will be OK for every resume afterwards. +NOTE: The "rckbd restart" command may be different for your +distribution. Simply replace it with the command you would use to +set the fonts on screen.