On Wed, September 9, 2009 6:18 pm, Niklas Rosencrantz wrote: > Dear guys, > No blocker this time distinct from last solvable, just aiming to > functionalize as many dfly configs doable. 2 laptop setups work well > with dell 830 and cpx laptops. Technically what I want to achieve is > python config, X setup on d830 where dvdliveboot can run X but not > boot from harddrive, boot config to always choose alt 2 (no ACPI) > Latest info how to get hw info was very useful. Now all basic > functions are very well with some config, still some minor alternative > configs fail eg via a switch (powerconnect 2716) one laptop's bge0 > connection, which connects bypassing the switch, won't get on while > laptop2 with dc0 does.
There's a sysctl to set that will always disable ACPI - hw.acpi_disabled or something similar. However, that's hard to set if you are booting from CD. Or are you describing a current problem? I'm having a hard time telling if you're asking a question or making a statement. > And less technical, more licence question whether I may and am > encouraged to spread DragonFly via a thing such as bittorrent. If > "yes" any recommendations? We used bittorrent on previous releases; I don't think there's any active right now, but it certainly can't hurt.
