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Hmmm. I started this thread about ACPI and APM and Kernel power management and just how flaky things have got. I know that I misspelled ACPI as APIC ! So I think this thread is now carrying comments about both ! Owen > > On Monday 04 Feb 2002 11:23 pm, SI Reasoning wrote: > > Unfortunately, the situation is so bad now with the > > kernel, if the power plug becomes unplugged at any > > time and the my Dell Inspiron 8000 goes on battery > > power, I get a complete freeze. How many UP boxes must > > have APIC enabled? So far, Mandrake had been one of > > the best at installing on laptops out of the box, but > > with APIC they may now become one of the worst. There > > are lots of things I can route around but this problem > > is pretty severe. > > I've been trying to follow this thread for some time, and getting more and > more confused about whether people are talking about a problem with the > IO-APIC support (enhanced interrupt controller), ACPI support (power > management) or both ? > > cheers, > Chris THIS E-MAIL MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, PLEASE DO NOT READ IT, DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY AND INFORM CAMBRIDGE POSITIONING SYSTEMS LIMITED BY TELEPHONING +44 (0)1223 326900. This Email has been checked for viruses but it is your responsibility to conduct your own virus checks on all parts of it. Cambridge Positioning Systems Limited, 62-64 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1LA, is registered in England under company number 2808344. ***************************************************************************
