Can I enable ACPI? [Solved]

Leffe · Last edited by Leffe on Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:31 pm; edited 1 time in total

If dmesg says

adaptr · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:39 pm Post subject:

Almost no system supports ACPI fully - the standard is too complex and most implementations are a total mess.

By all means, go with APM if it does what you want.

But note that ACPI does more than power management - it also takes care of boot-time IRQ routing and PCI plug and play and the like.

I usually simply try it and when it messes up, I get rid of it again ;-)

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Leffe · Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 12:14 am Post subject:

Ah, got it fixed, I just had to hex edit some new bios.

Now, what fun things can I do with this: