Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 12:04:15 -0800 (PST) From: "W.K. Vladmir Ward" <web_raptor.geo@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New install on Dell -- Need help Message-ID: <20031223200415.91952.qmail@web11503.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20031223182454.3BC6A5D04@ptavv.es.net>
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In response to someone else's message about APCI errors: I'm getting no errors about the ACPI to my console anymore, since I applied the ACPI patch. The batteries are still a problem though. I suppose tz may be correct, but I seem to recall that the temp hovered around 130 F... I could easily be wrong though, as my memory isn't that great ;) --- Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> wrote: > > Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 08:22:31 -0800 (PST) > > From: "W.K. Vladmir Ward" > <web_raptor.geo@yahoo.com> > > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > > > Hello... > > > > I just installed FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE on my Dell > > Inspiron 8200 last Friday and have been working to > get > > things running. I know a little bit about FreeBSD > from > > what I've picked out of the handbook, and from my > past > > experience with Linux, but I'm still in the dark. > > > > I'm having a lot of ACPI troubles, and I'm > wondering > > if anyone knows what the fix for the battery > mis-read > > error is. I've disabled APM in my kernel config > > (according to some sources I've found it doesn't > like > > playing nice with ACPI). Also, running GKrellM > with > > tz0 enabled shows temp ranges from 125 to 160 > degrees > > F... is there some way to fix this with > scaling/offset > > options? I've already applied the ACPI patch to be > rid > > of the error messages on boot, but I'm still > working > > on those two problems listed above. > > By the way, I suspect the temperature is valid. My > ThinkPad is now > reading 170F while a buildworld is in progress. This > value is below > either _PSV (359.7K) or _CRT (367.2K), but pretty > warm! > > These things run VERY hot and the tz0 value on most > P4 systems is right > on the processor. I can also tell you that I would > not want the bottom > of my laptop resting on my lap! > -- > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer > Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) > Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory > (Berkeley Lab) > E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ===== Encumbered forever by desire and ambition, There's a hunger still unsatisfied. Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon, Though down that road we've been so many times... - Pink Floyd, "High Hopes" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/help
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