Software suspend is scary, and multiple booting

[Michael R. Head]

On Wed, 2005-10-05 at 11:17 -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 03:39:19PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > I just tried the `Hibernate' option on my breezy testbed and I have to
> > say that although it did actually work I'm not very impressed with the
> > presentation:
> > 
> > * After selecting `Hibernate', the screen immediately goes black.
> >   There is no feedback indicating that (a) the option has worked and
> >   (b) when it is OK to remove mains power (eg by unplugging), should
> >   you want to do that and (c) nothing telling the user how to make the
> >   computer start again (perhaps people are supposed to know to try the
> >   main ATX power switch).
> 
> (a) and (b) seem practically impossible, given that the successful end state
> of hibernation is for the computer to be powered off.

I think it would be nice to display some sort of progress meter saying
that the hibernation process is running. It could also display a
sentence that the computer will shut off when complete. I believe this
is roughly what Windows does.

-- 
Michael R. Head <burner at suppressingfire.org>
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