From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 27 12:13:29 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 52CD037B401 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 12:13:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pimout3-ext.prodigy.net (pimout3-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.63.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 318B243FDD for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 12:13:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from metrol@metrol.net) Received: from metlap (adsl-67-121-60-9.dsl.anhm01.pacbell.net [67.121.60.9]) h4RJDQJ9140584 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 15:13:27 -0400 From: Michael Collette To: FreeBSD Mailing Lists Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 12:12:38 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2 References: <20030527163336.B82325D04@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: <20030527163336.B82325D04@ptavv.es.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200305271212.38741.metrol@metrol.net> Subject: Re: ACPI working much better on IBM T30 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 19:13:29 -0000 On Tuesday 27 May 2003 09:33 am, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > From: Michael Collette > > Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 17:32:39 -0700 > > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > > > Kevin Oberman wrote: > > > I just updated the embedded controller firmware on my T30 and ACPI > > > works! It still has some problems and oddities, but it's functional. I > > > need to tinker with the sleep switch and lid switch settings. > > > > > > In any case, this is significant progress. Thanks to IBM for working on > > > this. > > > > How are you getting your BIOS updated without Windows? Are you dual > > booting, or is this runnable from a DOS diskette? > > I dual boot, but the BIOS update is available as a floppy > image. > > N.B. For most newer ThinkPads, the ACPI code is a separate update. You > update the Embedded Controller software first, then update the > BIOS. Both are available as floppy images or from as network installs > from Windows. I'm assuming from my rather recent reading of 5-Current's goals that my 4-Stable box wouldn't much care about these ACPI changes. Ah well, probably worth getting things all updated just the same. Later on, -- "Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it." - Robert A. Heinlein