Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 10:19:18 -0400 From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, "George V. Neville-Neil" <gnn@neville-neil.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Who has info on APM? Message-ID: <01100210191806.05392@i8k.babbleon.org> In-Reply-To: <200110020332.f923WR306170@mass.dis.org> References: <200110020332.f923WR306170@mass.dis.org>
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On Monday 01 October 2001 23:32, Mike Smith wrote:
> > Where do I look for pointers on APM systems in particular models of
> > laptops? I have an R505-TL and the APM stuff is not quite working and
> > I'd like to fix that. Pointers please?
>
> As a general rule, you don't, because the information you're looking for
> isn't available.
>
> You should get yourself a copy of the APM standards (I typically go through
> hwdev.microsoft.com and rummage around) and start experimenting; the actual
> problem is likely to be obscure, and may involve some disassembly of your
> BIOS.
>
> It's also worth noting that APM in modern laptops is severely deprecated,
> and your BIOS may in fact be entirely broken.
If APM is severely depricated, how *is* one supposed to monitor battery life,
power off on shutdown, and all that?
(FWIW, apm on the Dell Insipirons that I've used seems to work just great . .
. unfortunately, they apparently aren't making the i8000 anymore, and the
i8100 doesn't come with the ATA graphics chip anymore . . .)
>
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