Problems with APM "suspend"

[sandy]

I have an UIR as an input driver, and i using APM plugin to put my system into suspend state. Everything works well, but when GIRDER executes any APM command, it automatically disables itself, so i can't wakeup computer by key-press on remote.
Can't you make something like this checkbox:
[ ] Close COM port when system goes into suspend

Thanx.

[Ron]

Hmm,..

I've had this question before. If you want
to reeable the computer via the UIR the
computer will wake up on _any_ ir signal that
comes by not only the ones that Girder knows
about. So if that is no problem I could
look at it.

-Ron

[sandy]

I use your program in my Car-MP3 system, and there's only one remote ;)

[Yvonus]

Ron ; can you believe this ? Some people are using Girder in their card. Isn't that something ??

My 2 cents regarding the APM issue ; my input device is an infrared keyboard and when Girder puts the system in standby, the computer wakes up on any keypress which is fine for me.

[Ron]

Hehe, well that is a nice place
to see Girder popup ;)

Can you set the bios of the computer
to wakeup on IRQ 3 or 4, the IRQ of the
comport that the UIR is hooked up to?

Does that help or not yet?

-Ron

[sandy]

Did you see the schematic of UIR? It uses DTR line as the power source. Girder closes COM, and lowers DTR, microcontroller goes out of power... And I think, setting wake-up by IRQ isn't a solution (simply, there's no data *at all*). BTW, i haven't such options in my bios :(

PS: please, make a checkbox :) It would be nice solution for my troubles, and my car's battery life increases :)

[Ron]

Pre5 without APM disable (http://www.stack.nl/~stilgar/windoze/files/Girder3021pre5.zip)

Try this executable, it doesn switch
the input devices off and it reinits them
on APM wakeup. Please let me know if it works

-Ron

[sandy]

I will test it this evening, and i answer to you asap.

PS: Thanks again. I was surprised how fast you're replying and making modifications for end-users. Here, in Russia, it feels like magic :)

[Edited by sandy on 02-13-2001 at 03:41 PM GMT]

[Younes]

Just want to know if the file is still available, I'd like to give it try.
My system has suspended to ram feature and it doesn't wakeup just by pressing a remote key.


RonB wrote:

Pre5 without APM disable (http://www.stack.nl/~stilgar/windoze/files/Girder3021pre5.zip)

Try this executable, it doesn switch
the input devices off and it reinits them
on APM wakeup. Please let me know if it works

-Ron

[Ron]

The changes that we spoke of are incorporated into Girder 3.0.21. You can find the change in the settings window on the "hardware" tab :
"Disable Plugins on APM event"

-Ron

[Younes]

Thanks I found it, but it doesn't work with my Packard Bell :(

[Ron]

That is because Girder doesn't control the packard bell remote if i remember correctly you posted that you are using Winlirc. And since winlirc controls the hardware this setting would not influence the hardware. Only the communication from girder to Winlirc.

-Ron