Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:30:07 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: "W.K. Vladmir Ward" <web_raptor.geo@yahoo.com>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New install on Dell -- Need help Message-ID: <200312231030.07572.sam@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <20031223162231.49942.qmail@web11501.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20031223162231.49942.qmail@web11501.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Tuesday 23 December 2003 08:22 am, W.K. Vladmir Ward wrote: > Hello... > > I just installed FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE on my Dell > Inspiron 8200 last Friday and have been working to get > things running. I know a little bit about FreeBSD from > what I've picked out of the handbook, and from my past > experience with Linux, but I'm still in the dark. > > I'm having a lot of ACPI troubles, and I'm wondering > if anyone knows what the fix for the battery mis-read > error is. I've disabled APM in my kernel config > (according to some sources I've found it doesn't like > playing nice with ACPI). Also, running GKrellM with > tz0 enabled shows temp ranges from 125 to 160 degrees > F... is there some way to fix this with scaling/offset > options? I've already applied the ACPI patch to be rid > of the error messages on boot, but I'm still working > on those two problems listed above. You need to be more specific about your problems. If you're getting error messages to the console these would be useful. FWIW I just installed 5.2-RC1 on a Dell i600m and hit problems with ACPI and the battery. I see complaints about zero-sized memory allocations from UtAllocate and ACPI is unable to manage/observe the battery operation. Nate filed a bug for me: http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1728 I've also seen some oddities with suspend but haven't investigated. Sam
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