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Date:      Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:46:25 +1030
From:      "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Cc:        security@revolutionsp.com
Subject:   Re: Unable to get APM working -- help!
Message-ID:  <200412261946.26516.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <61469.81.84.175.77.1104037002.squirrel@81.84.175.77>
References:  <62903.81.84.175.77.1104000639.squirrel@81.84.175.77> <200412261731.25493.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <61469.81.84.175.77.1104037002.squirrel@81.84.175.77>

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On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 15:26, security@revolutionsp.com wrote:
> I'll try it out; meanwhile, I've discovered the sysctl to change this
> manually. I've checked it works by trying to compile something at the
> lowest CPU clock speed. It was slow to hell :-)

That's probably clock throttling which is different..

[Enhanced] Speed Step reduces the clock speed and the CPU core voltage.. cl=
ock=20
throttling just idles the CPU for a certain proportion of the time. If you=
=20
want slow try forcing them both to the slowest speed.. Pentium-M 75Mhz :)

> > Any chance there is a new BIOS available for that system?
>
> A quick googling session brought up nothing.

How about say, checking the makers web site?

> > No.. If I try and look at a non existent battery slot it says 'device n=
ot
> > configured' so maybe it thinks you have no batteries for some strange
> > reason.
>
> I've installed klaptop and it shows battery as -1 and 'not charging'
> acpiconf -i[0-9] didn't do any good either :/

Without ACPI support being able to read your battery status no userland=20
program will work.

Your dmesg shows acpi_cmbat entries, ie
acpi_cmbat0: <Control Method Battery> on acpi0
acpi_cmbat1: <Control Method Battery> on acpi0

which I think is pretty fundamental to being able to read battery status ;)


=2D-=20
Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer
for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au
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are so many of them to choose from."
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