Re: [ACPI] unable to set alam using echo to /proc/acpi/alarm

[Stefan S. <se...@gm...>]

On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 04:20:08PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> >    when I try setting the alarm to wake up my pc I get the following
> >    result:

> >    [root@mithrandir acpi]# cat alarm
> >    2005-12-00 17:18:19
> >    [root@mithrandir acpi]#
> >    BTW, nothing happens at the echo'd date/time. Could someone please
> >    give me a clue where to start looking?  I'm running fedora core 4, my
> >    mobo is an ASUS P5S800-VM, the documentation on the motherboard states
> >    that ACPI is supported. There is an option to turn acpi 2.0 on, but no
> >    difference...
> 
> alarm never worked properly, IIRC.

i have seen a thinkpad wake up from S3 at the specified alarm time.
So it works somehow. Although i was never able to figure out if it was
woken up manually or by the alarm.
-- 
Stefan Seyfried