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CommanderROR · 11-06-2008, 05:06 AM

Well, I know the Sony reader can do Suspend, but my STAReBOOK can#t, and it still lasts for about a week in "Low-Power-Mode" when just idling.
So, The CPU in the Iliad draws too much power in low power mode.

If I remeber correctly, then iRex claimed that Suspend is not possible because some driver(s) had problems waking up after Suspend. I think the CPU should be capable of deep-sleep without problems.
Another Issue that was raised back in the hey-day of battery-life-discussion was the Linux Kernel that did not work so well with the CPU. An Upgrade to 2.6 was planned but never completed as far as I know.

11-06-2008, 05:06 AM	#18
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Well, I know the Sony reader can do Suspend, but my STAReBOOK can#t, and it still lasts for about a week in "Low-Power-Mode" when just idling. So, The CPU in the Iliad draws too much power in low power mode. If I remeber correctly, then iRex claimed that Suspend is not possible because some driver(s) had problems waking up after Suspend. I think the CPU should be capable of deep-sleep without problems. Another Issue that was raised back in the hey-day of battery-life-discussion was the Linux Kernel that did not work so well with the CPU. An Upgrade to 2.6 was planned but never completed as far as I know.