Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 19:50:11 -0400 From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> To: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> Cc: f-mobile <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Battery recall affecting some Dell Inspiron 5000-series laptops Message-ID: <20010505195011.A5051@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <200105050252.f452qxs41890@bunrab.catwhisker.org> References: <20010505180501.A496@moo.holy.cow> <200105050252.f452qxs41890@bunrab.catwhisker.org>
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so, David Wolfskill shared this in my lifetime... > >From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> > > >also, apm works. finally. even shutdown -p now; woo huhoo... > > Great! Was that because of the BIOS update? If so, how does the BIOS > identify itself when you boot? yes, it was the BIOS update alright; have been waiting for it since i bought the computer in jan 2001. before/without this update, kernel used to panic after boot and/or while loading itself whenever apm(d) was enabled. following should be able to satisfy your curiosity: apm: found APM BIOS v1.2, connected at v1.2 > (The one I use identifies itself as: > N38W2 BIOS Revision 1.06L.T01 (for Linux Test) > > so you have something to which to compare it.) > that's interesting ... not only due to the id above, but also the file (to create bios flash disk) is named A06_I5ke.exe ... (if that means anything) ps: david, i have cc'd to -mobile, first time i forgot; hope you won't mind. - parv -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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