From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 24 06:08:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5588237B401 for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 06:08:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net (swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.123]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89E4F43F75 for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 06:08:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from welchsm@earthlink.net) Received: from statler.psp.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.78.21]) by swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19UnWp-0001vN-00; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 06:08:08 -0700 Received: from [207.217.78.201] by EarthlinkWAM via HTTP; Tue Jun 24 06:08:07 PDT 2003 Message-ID: <6669361.1056460087919.JavaMail.nobody@statler.psp.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 06:08:03 -0500 (GMT) From: Sean Welch To: e-masson@kisoft-services.com, stijn@win.tue.nl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Earthlink Web Access Mail version 3.0 cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell 4150 & ACPI-0293: ** Warning: Buffer created with zero length in AML X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sean_Welch@alum.wofford.org List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:08:15 -0000 Regarding the mks2d.exe program on Dells; this program only works properly if a) it creates the partition and b) it initializes it. Practically speaking, this means the only way to get a working s2d partition is to use the program *before* you've partitioned the whole disk (removing a partition does not work). The real limitation appears to be that the program expects empty, unpartitioned disk from some point to the end of the usable space on that disk. I seem to recall there is also a limitation on how far up the disk you can create it. My personal process was to install a Windows partition (yuck!) at the beginning of the disk, then use mks2d.exe to create and initialize a s2d partition. I then partitioned the rest of the disk and installed 3 versions of FreeBSD (creative sharing of /home, /tmp, swap, and a large /data partition between two partitions -- grub will let you boot a segment that is not labeled with an "a"). I run an Inspiron 8000 with 40GB disk. I strongly suggest you calculate out a size for your s2d partition that will accomodate the largest amount of RAM you can install (think of it as insurance for the future!). Good luck! Sean