>>>>> "skunk" == skunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Should work now. Could you confirm? Later, Juan. skunk> hi, skunk> since kernel 2.4.17 apm functionality is broken on my dell inspiron 8100. skunk> it causes system freeze at shutdown instead of power off, unwanted power skunk> off after a period of idle time and i cannot access to the fn functions skunk> anymore (bios setup, crt/lcd switching,...) without freezing the system. skunk> after searching on usenet, i've found the following solutions: skunk> 1. turning off CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC skunk> 2. or applying the following patches from skunk> http://www.csd.uu.se/~mikpe/linux/kernel-patches/2.4/ skunk> patch-boot-time-ioremap skunk> patch-early-dmi-scan skunk> patch-dmi-apic-fixups skunk> i've choosed the 2nd way and i've no more apm problems (suspend works too). skunk> i hope this post will be useful for a inspiron-compatible 8.2 version... skunk> best regards skunk> frank -- In theory, practice and theory are the same, but in practice they are different -- Larry McVoy
