Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 15:29:40 +0100 From: Arne Schwabe <arne@rfc2549.org> To: Khairil Yusof <khairil@apdip.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.3 on Thinkpad X40 Message-ID: <86u0rklhkb.fsf@kamino.rfc1149.org> In-Reply-To: <86r7mor8k8.fsf@kamino.rfc1149.org> (Arne Schwabe's message of "Sat, 20 Nov 2004 13:47:35 %2B0100") References: <1100928108.2680.30.camel@wolverine.cerebro.net.my> <86r7mor8k8.fsf@kamino.rfc1149.org>
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Arne Schwabe <arne@rfc2549.org> writes: > Khairil Yusof <khairil@apdip.net> writes: > >> Has anybody gotten FreeBSD 5.3 to run ok on a Thinkpad X40? >> >> Whenever I press any of the display keys (brightness, led light), volume >> buttons, or the lcd is turned off either via folding lid or dpms, it >> results in a freeze (both X or console). >> >> I've tried disabling acpi and apic, but I can reproduce the lockup by >> doing any of the above, even with them disabled. Removing power cord >> also locks up the system. >> >> Right now, I can do without any form of suspend features, as long as I >> can just close the lid, or blank the lcd screen without locking up the >> system. >> >> Being a laptop newbie, some advice on where to start in tracking the >> down the problem would be much appreciated. > > I had a similar problem with my T40 but disabling ide with the ps2.exe > tool helped (Don't ask me why it fixed it :)) that should have been ide2 instead of ide. Note that the cdrom still works. Arne
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