From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Dec 7 15:20:48 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 769C337B401 for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 15:20:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts10.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6052343EB2 for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 15:20:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dmagda@magda.ca) Received: from number6.magda.ca ([64.229.177.206]) by tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.19 201-253-122-122-119-20020516) with ESMTP id <20021207232045.CGXA12038.tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net@number6.magda.ca> for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 18:20:45 -0500 Received: from number6.magda.ca (localhost.magda.ca [127.0.0.1]) by number6.magda.ca (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gB7NKjvc009619 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 18:20:45 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dmagda@magda.ca) Received: (from dmagda@localhost) by number6.magda.ca (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gB7NKjcl009618 for freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 18:20:45 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dmagda) Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 18:20:45 -0500 From: David Magda To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Inspiron 7K and APM Message-ID: <20021207232042.GA9471@number6.magda.ca> Reply-To: David Magda Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hello, I'm trying to get Advanced Power Management (APM) to work on my Dell Inspiron 7000. I am using FreeBSD 5-CURRENT, last cvsuped on 5-Dec-2002. I have a "device apm" line in my kernel config file [1], but there is no 'apm' device listed on boot (or in dmesg [2]). It should be noted that intpm(4) is detected, as well as smb(4) and smbus(4). Is this of any significance? When /etc/rc.d/apm starts up it complains that there is no /dev/apm which would indicate that the apm module/code is not initializing. However, there are reports that APM works fine with Linux (modulo some X issues), so it is possible to get it to work. Is FreeBSD apm(4) doing things differently than Linux's? Are there any tweaks that I should be aware of to this working? Apart from the APM (not being able to do 'shutdown -p'), FreeBSD works nicely. [1] http://www.magda.ca/MYKERNEL1 [2] http://www.magda.ca/DMESG P.S. The above links will disappear in a couple of weeks, so if you're reading the archives don't bother with them. -- David Magda Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message