Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:09:14 -0400 From: Mathew Kanner <mat@cnd.mcgill.ca> To: Jim Durham <durham@jcdurham.com> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions about 5.2.1 and Dell 4000 laptop Message-ID: <20040423000914.GA42432@cnd.mcgill.ca> In-Reply-To: <200404221728.14134.durham@jcdurham.com> References: <200404221728.14134.durham@jcdurham.com>
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On Apr 22, Jim Durham wrote: > Some months back, I tried to upgrade from 5.1 to 5.2 on my Dell 4000 laptop > and ran into two problems. The Adaptec SCSI card would no longer work and I > could only boot by choosing choice #2, "Disable ACPI" on the start menu. > > What's the status on these? Do these work in 5.2.1? Google tells me nothing.. > I'd like to upgrade, but I need the SCSI. Hello Jim, I'm not sure if anybody got back to you on this... Anyway, it's hard to say specifically if 5.2.1 will improve the situation for you, I'm not intimate with ACPI. I would suggest you download the boot floppies and see if it works out. Please also send the follow-ups to the -current list. --Mat -- (on the United States) Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and eventempered the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt. - Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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