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Jason Bacon committed Mar 12, 2022
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Expand Up @@ -1921,13 +1921,18 @@ Some ACPI functions such as suspend/resume are not standardized across all
hardware, and therefore may or may not function on open source systems such
as BSD and Linux.
Enabling suspend/resume when a laptop is closed/opened may cause problems
on some hardware.
Enabling suspend/resume when a laptop is closed/opened works on most
popular hardware, but may cause problems on less common models. If it
works, the battery will generally last at least a few days in sleep mode.
However, the system will not be able to shut itself down when the battery
level is critical, which could lead to a deep discharge that ruins the
battery.
On the other hand, allowing a laptop to run while closed may lead to
overheating and hardware damage.
Allowing a laptop to run while closed may lead to overheating and
hardware damage.
The safest option is to shut down when the laptop is closed.
The safest option is to shut down when the laptop is closed. This also
maximizes battery run time.
Enabling suspend/resume here will only attempt a basic configuration. If
it does not work properly, it may still be possible to make it work with
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See the acpi and apm man pages, the FreeBSD handbook, and the FreeBSD
ACPI web sites for more information.
1.. Enable suspend/resume (Sleep state = S3, may cause system lockup)
1.. Enable suspend/resume (Sleep state = S3, may cause problems in rare cases)
2.. Let system run while closed (Sleep state = NONE, may cause hardware damage)
3.. Shut down system when closed (Sleep state = S5, safest option)
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