From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Feb 6 23:58:46 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.50]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79D7E37B4EC for ; Tue, 6 Feb 2001 23:58:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from moo.holy.cow ([32.100.199.112]) by mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.10 201-229-121-110) with ESMTP id <20010207075825.EMZC2326.mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net@moo.holy.cow> for ; Wed, 7 Feb 2001 07:58:25 +0000 Received: (from parv@localhost) by moo.holy.cow (8.11.2/8.11.2) id f177wPw01071 for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Wed, 7 Feb 2001 02:58:25 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from parv) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 02:58:24 -0500 From: parv To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel/apm panic(general protection fault) on 4-stable+dell Message-ID: <20010207025824.A386@moo.holy.cow> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org References: <20010206002211.A301@moo.holy.cow> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from jhb@FreeBSD.org on Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 11:12:30AM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 11:12:30AM -0800, John Baldwin wrote: > > On 06-Feb-01 parv wrote: > > i am running freebsd 4-stable (made from sources from jan 28) on > > dell inspiron 5000e (bought jan 11 2001), w/ intel pentium iii 700 > > (speed step tech). timecounter.hardware is identified as i8254. > > > > prospects of running/enabling apm seem dim on this system. when > > apm and apmd are enabled in /etc/rc.conf and kernel has... > > The APM BIOS in the i5000e is broken. It claims to run in 16-bit protected > mode, but it actually wants to run in real mode. > > -- > > John Baldwin -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ > PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc thanks john for pointing that out; after reading your message, google search results showed that everybody else (mostly linux users w/ dell i5000e) also have the same problem and people are waiting for dell blessed bios. by the way, i was thinking of complaining to dell, can you, or anybody else for that matter, help me as how to formulate the request/whine about getting a bios update? - parv To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message