--- Juan Quintela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> "skunk" == skunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hi > > Should work now. > Could you confirm? > > Later, Juan. > also test suspend/resume with a lan pcmcia card if possible. > 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 >
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