Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 14:17:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Nathan Seven <scosol@yahoo.com> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: Atte Peltomaki <koston@iki.fi> Subject: Re: Future of FreeBSD Message-ID: <20040409211707.81641.qmail@web13906.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040409203537.EECE75D07@ptavv.es.net>
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--- Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> wrote: > > The assumption that servers don't need ACPI is > simply untrue. More and > more newer BIOSes simply will not boot without ACPI. > Since ACPI takes > over the functions of APM, too often people assume > that it does nothing > else, when it may well do a great many more things, > many well outside > the bounds of power management and essential to > system operation. You're right- I was thinking about *my* client's serverside usage (UP, non bleeding edge HW by any means) But really- modern UP machines really won't boot without ACPI? I was unaware of that... ===== -- live- http://www.scosol.org/ to- AIM: IMFDUP _-jupiter accepts your offer-_
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