Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 15:42:43 -0900 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: "\"Michael A. Alestock\"" <michael.alestock@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: ACPI issue on my Toshiba laptop Message-ID: <200903021542.43422.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <526674.23467.qm@web56307.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <526674.23467.qm@web56307.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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On Sunday 01 March 2009 19:25:44 "Michael A. Alestock" wrote: > Hi all, > > As you're already aware, there've been known issues with ACPI running on > some laptops. For instance, mine is a Toshiba Satellite A105-S2051. > When I first installed FreeBSD v6.3 I would get the following error... > > *** ACPI-0370: Error - No installed handler for fixed event *** > > >From here, I wouldn't be able to use my built-in LAN or Atheros 5212 > > wireless because of constant WATCHDOG: DEVICE TIMEOUT error messages. > However, I later found out that by disabling the ACPI by placing two > lines in your /boot/device.hints or /boot/loader.conf files, > > hint.apic.0.disabled="1" > hint.acpi.0.disabled="1" > > you would be able to use both the wireless and LAN without the ACPI > running. This has been the case for me for a while, and everything was > going great until lastnight.... That's the drawback of work-arounds: bugs don't get fixed. Your best bet is to post relevant information [1] to freebsd-acpi list and possibly -mobile with respect to ath. [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/acpi-debug.html -- Mel Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules and never get to the software part.
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