Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:37:22 +0300 From: Kirill Bezzubets <kirill@solaris.ru> 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: <20031224093722.GA1621@solaris.ru> In-Reply-To: <20031223200415.91952.qmail@web11503.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20031223182454.3BC6A5D04@ptavv.es.net> <20031223200415.91952.qmail@web11503.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 12:04:15PM -0800, W.K. Vladmir Ward wrote: > In response to someone else's message about APCI > errors: I'm getting no errors about the ACPI to my > console anymore, since I applied the ACPI patch. The > batteries are still a problem though. > Actually, it's well-known buggy DELL ACPI. I had Latitude CP, Latitude CPi in the past and now CPx - it's always the same - DSDT is absolutely incorrect. But once DSDT is patched and put into boot sequence (aka DSDT overriding) things work well - batteries, temperature etc. Further patching needed to get PCMCIA runtime eject and S3 aka Suspend working now on CPx. PCMCIA patch should be simple but now I have no time to get it done. Not sure about S3 - problem is that ATI Mobility M1 after suspend doesn't direct output to LCD anymore, everything else works fine - I can SSH on this box etc. Except LCD ;). If you don't want to get into ACPI deep just take a look at http://acpi.sourceforge.net/dsdt/index.php - it's a good source of patched DSDTs. Besides, if you can't find your model try to use similar ones - DELL doesn't change DSDT's for years - e.g, my CPx has DSDT with system ID <DELL CPi R>. Now how to put it into boot sequence: # cat /boot/loader.conf ---skipped--- acpi_dsdt_load="YES" # DSDT Overriding acpi_dsdt_type="acpi_dsdt" # Don't change this acpi_dsdt_name="/boot/DSDT.aml" ---skipped--- Hope it will help you. > I suppose tz may be correct, but I seem to recall that > the temp hovered around 130 F... I could easily be > wrong though, as my memory isn't that great ;) > > > > --- Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> wrote: > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > ===== > Encumbered forever by desire and ambition, > There's a hunger still unsatisfied. > Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon, > Though down that road we've been so many times... > - Pink Floyd, "High Hopes" > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- BR, Kirill Bezzubets CASE-RIPE CASE-RIPN CTO / Head Of N.O.C. mailto:kirill@solaris.ru Solaris ISP & Telecommunications Co. Ltd http://www.solaris.ru
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