Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:24:54 -0800 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: "W.K. Vladmir Ward" <web_raptor.geo@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New install on Dell -- Need help Message-ID: <20031223182454.3BC6A5D04@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Message from "W.K. Vladmir Ward" <web_raptor.geo@yahoo.com> <20031223162231.49942.qmail@web11501.mail.yahoo.com>
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> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 08:22:31 -0800 (PST) > From: "W.K. Vladmir Ward" <web_raptor.geo@yahoo.com> > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > Hello... > > I just installed FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE on my Dell > Inspiron 8200 last Friday and have been working to get > things running. I know a little bit about FreeBSD from > what I've picked out of the handbook, and from my past > experience with Linux, but I'm still in the dark. > > I'm having a lot of ACPI troubles, and I'm wondering > if anyone knows what the fix for the battery mis-read > error is. I've disabled APM in my kernel config > (according to some sources I've found it doesn't like > playing nice with ACPI). Also, running GKrellM with > tz0 enabled shows temp ranges from 125 to 160 degrees > F... is there some way to fix this with scaling/offset > options? I've already applied the ACPI patch to be rid > of the error messages on boot, but I'm still working > on those two problems listed above. By the way, I suspect the temperature is valid. My ThinkPad is now reading 170F while a buildworld is in progress. This value is below either _PSV (359.7K) or _CRT (367.2K), but pretty warm! These things run VERY hot and the tz0 value on most P4 systems is right on the processor. I can also tell you that I would not want the bottom of my laptop resting on my lap! -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634
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