Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 19:01:21 +0200 From: Thierry Thomas <thierry@pompo.net> To: Fish <fish@fish-mail.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Inspiron 8200 Won't Boot at Max Speed, no APM Message-ID: <20030406170121.GA9891@graf.pompo.net> In-Reply-To: <1046793151.755.29.camel@current> References: <1046661890.763.3.camel@zero.halfzero.net> <20030303110645.E13252@mail.unixguru.nl> <1046688098.625.1.camel@zero.halfzero.net> <20030303122927.U13252@mail.unixguru.nl> <1046793151.755.29.camel@current>
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Le Mar 4 mar 03 à 16:52:31 +0100, Fish <fish@fish-mail.com> écrivait : > > > I found that if I completely power off, then power back on, it fixes it > > > for a little while. But once it gets to hot, the fan comes on and it > > > slows way down. I'm trying to build a new kernel right now without apm, > > > it's taking forever though. > > > > Hmm, this looks like your BIOS pulls the emergency break. Is it possible > > to use ACPI instead of APM on your laptop? Then you can also easy check > > the current temp with gkrellm for example. > > > > Regards, > > > > Richard. > > Did anyone ever reach resolution on this, because I'm seeing similar > symptoms on my Inspiron 8200. My P4 1600 boots at and stays at 1200, > even with the throttling disabled in the BIOS when not on battery > power. I've compiled my kernel without APM, and in /boot/device.hints > the hint.apm.0.disabled sysctl is set to 1, so there shouldn't be any > APM interference. I have downloaded A09-I82.EXE from the Dell ftp site, and flashed my BIOS: it has fixed this problem! (checked with benchmarks). Regards, -- Th. Thomas.
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