acpi S4 resume partition

[Rahul Siddharthan]

Randy Bush wrote:
> nor so i.  for example, my laptop seems to suspend with -s3.  but
> closing the lid, which suspends it in winxp, does not suspend it,
> only dims the screen.

sysctl hw.acpi.lid_switch_state=S3
It can also be done via devd.conf, I imagine

> is there somewhere can i read about this in
> a useful, pragmitic, "to get result X configure it this way"
> manner?

Most event-based stuff can be configured via devd, and available
sysctl values can be seen via sysctl -a ... 

Also, for most well-established features the handbook and faq are good
places to look.

Rahul