Hi, > the kernel params: "apm=off acpi=off" or some such.
Thank very much. acpi=off seems to have done the trick. I've put one out with a user for real world testing and so far it seems just fine. Cheers. Chris. On 7/24/06, Gideon Romm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know much about this particular problem, but I do know that some > older IBM machines have issues with the *kernel*'s power management and > the CPU interrupts. Try not only turning off ACPI in the bios, but pass > the kernel params: "apm=off acpi=off" or some such. > > To pass kernel params to an Etherboot client, use option-129 in > dhcpd.conf. > > To pass kernel params to a PXE client, add the params on the command > line in pxelinux.cfg/default (or a separate client-specific file if > desired). > > HTH, > > -Gadi > > On Mon, 2006-07-24 at 10:02 -0400, Gentgeen wrote: > > On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:02:05 -0500 > > John McMonagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have a bunch of older (1999 bios) pcs with the same problem. > > > Acted the same with usb keyboard. > > > A bios upgrade fixed it. Improved usb support also. > > > Experimenting with the settings found that if I tuned on acpi support > > > the problem came back. > > > So you may want to try turning off acpi in the bios. > > > > > > John > > > > > > I have done a BIOS upgrade, that did not work. > > > > I have turned off all the USB stuff in the BIOS, that did not work. > > > > I have tried a USB, a PS/2, and a Serial Mouse, that did not work. > > > > I have turned off the "power management", that did not work. (IIRC that > > is ACPI) > > > > I have tried 3 different PS/2 keyboards (one was the old AT keyboard > > with a PS/2 adaptor), that did not work. > > > > The only thing that has worked so far was a special XF86Config file, > > with: > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "IBM Keyboard" > > Driver "kbd" > > Option "CoreKeyboard" > > Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > > Option "XKbOptions" "" > > Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > > Option "AutoRepeat" "5000 30" > > EndSection > > > > > > as you can see, the repeat rate is HUGE. Which is not too bad but the > > Backspace, Delete, Arrows, and such are annoying to use now. > > > > Also, now that the keyboard response was slow enough, I was finally able > > to log in. I found that a "Double Click" now required some CRAZY speed > > to register. Many times I would just have to click as fast as I can a > > number of times (4,5,6, etc) just to get a response. Not sure if that > > is related or not, but since I can not log in without the AutoRepeat > > set, I can not isolate this issue yet. > > > > As noted in my first post, the most frustrating thing is that it worked > > fine with LTSP 4.1. In fact this was my "gem" terminal for 4.1. I > > "just worked" right out of the box. > > > > It is a mostly STOCK IBM Aptiva 2170-175. I have only added memory and > > a NIC. > > > > Anyone got some more ideas? (I am going to look for a USB keyboard from > > a neighbor and see if that might help.) > > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------- > Gideon Romm | Proud LTSP Developer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Support LTSP! Buy your hardware at: > > www.DisklessWorkstations.com > www.DisklessThinClients.com > > (use coupon code: LTSP5P for 5% off thin clients from DisklessThinClients.com) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
