Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 00:22:53 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Graham Wheeler <gram@cequrux.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Just how standard is APM? Message-ID: <200101050822.f058Mrt04256@mass.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 08:11:39 %2B0200." <3A55659B.8CDB1EF@cequrux.com>
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> Mike Smith wrote:
> >
> > How new is this laptop? It may be ACPI-only.
>
> I believe it is quite new ("designed for Windows Me").
It's probably ACPI-only; welcome to FreeBSD-current. 8)
> I have to admit my ignorance - I've never heard of ACPI.
ACPI is the successor to APM, as well as trying to tie up a lot of loose
ends in other parts of the system. We're working on support for it (with
a boatload of help from Intel), but it's not quite there yet.
Don't ask about backporting. Please. 8)
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