Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:25:39 -0700 From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Zbigniew Baniewski <zb@ispid.com.pl> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with ACPI using Abit BE6-II V2.0 Message-ID: <48114123.3000708@root.org> In-Reply-To: <20080424234921.GR92261@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <20080420134236.GA6019@sarge.my.own.domain.no-net> <480C0DEF.2030707@root.org> <20080421095156.GA5263@sarge.my.own.domain.no-net> <58AFE814-343F-4F83-94DA-A2979180C512@FreeBSD.org> <20080424171712.GA5180@sarge.my.own.domain.no-net> <20080424234921.GR92261@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
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Peter Jeremy wrote: > On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 03:42:36PM +0200, Zbigniew Baniewski wrote: >> I suppose, if it can work on Linux, it can (and should) work on FreeBSD too. >> Why not, actually? On the same motherboard I tried NetBSD in versions 2.0 >> and 3.0 - there weren't ACPI-related problems. > > Different OSs will have different work-arounds for ACPI bugs and/or > will rely on different ACPI features. It seems most likely that > FreeBSD is relying on ACPI features that are not working in your ACPI. Since the problems are specific to this system, which was manufactured in 1999, you're going to find it hard to get others to fix things for you. So the best bet is to try to track down what Linux is doing differently. This is a great opportunity for you to join in! Thanks, -- Nate
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