From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 8 01:16:21 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39C49106566B for ; Sat, 8 Mar 2008 01:16:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from knowtree@aloha.com) Received: from relay.pixi.com (relay.pixi.com [206.127.224.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF84D8FC19 for ; Sat, 8 Mar 2008 01:16:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from knowtree@aloha.com) Received: from yoda.pixi.com (yoda.pixi.com [206.127.224.41]) by relay.pixi.com (8.13.6+Sun/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m280aJhZ028657 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:36:19 -1000 (HST) Received: from webmail.pixi.com (webmail.pixi.com [206.127.224.120]) by yoda.pixi.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m280aKOc023129 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:36:21 -1000 Message-Id: <200803080036.m280aKOc023129@yoda.pixi.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org From: knowtree@aloha.com Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:36:21 HST X-Posting-IP: 141.190.32.71 X-Mailer: Endymion MailMan Standard Edition v3.2.19 Subject: ACPI et al on Dell Latiture D830 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:16:21 -0000 I installed FreeBSD 7.0 RC1 on a Dell Latitude D830 and am having the same kinds of problems described here previously on similar hardware and FreeBSD 6.3. Disappointments include: o No suspend (well, no wake up after) o Broadcom Wifi "card" invisible o No sound from speakers Any chance installing 7.0-RELEASE will improve anything? Is there anything I can do to help get Suspend and ACPI working better? CPU SPEED While exploring Suspend I came across the sysctls for CPU speed stuff. Among them was one for CPU temperature, which read 44.5C. Is there a Gnome panel gizmo for this? I'm picturing a volcano. I discovered that the Gnome panel gizmo "CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor" does allow me the throttle my CPU up and down -- very cool -- but I want this to be automatic in response to both CPU temperature and process load. I have been going blind staring at the ACPI man page trying to understand where to begin. Does anyone have tips on how to get this working? Thanks in advance! Gary Dunn Open Slate Project