[arch-general] kde44beta - Arch needs to disable powerdevil suspend default -> very hard shutdown...

[pyther]

On 02/03/2010 12:42 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> Devs,
>
> 	I don't know whether this is something Arch can set or if it is kde that sets
> the powerdevil suspend default. We need to see if it is possible to disable the
> 'suspend' after 30 minutes on the first page of the powerdevil settings because
> many machines (mine included) do not suspend nicely and instead lock up tight.
>
> 	It took a while to find this issue on my x86_64 box, but after setting the
> default to 'Turn off Screen' instead of suspend, the lockups are gone.
>
> 	When the suspend lockups occurred, my box locked so badly I had to pull the
> power-cord and drain the residual power by depressing the 'on' button with the
> cord out before the box would POST again. That's a serious lock....
>
> 	If possible, we may want to try and disable this default even if it is a kde
> default because it has some pretty bad implications....
>
>
>    
I disagree, I believe this should be an upstream fix. There is an 
workaround to those that have problems.