Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: PCI oddities on Dell Inspiron 5000e w/ 2.4.x | From | Brad Douglas <> | Date | 23 Feb 2001 00:40:27 -0800 |
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On 22 Feb 2001 23:01:14 -0800, Barry K. Nathan wrote: > Tom Sightler wrote: > > What's strange is that I have the exact same type of machine and I don't see > > this problem, could you forward me your kernel config as well? I'll compare > > that, and your info from your previous message to mine and see if we can > > find a difference. > > Another variable, perhaps, is the BIOS version. (If you have Quick Boot or > whatever it's called enabled (which is the factory default), you'll have > to hit F2 when the "Dell" screen appears at startup, to try to enter the > BIOS setup (before Setup starts, it will show the BIOS version number and > a bunch of other stuff).) > > I have a working machine, with BIOS A04. (Strangely enough, my Inspiron > 5000e came with BIOS A03, and a floppy disk with A04, along with > instructions with a "do not use this BIOS flasher unless you have [some > werid video-related problem]" type of disclaimer. Since I was having those > APM oopses under Linux, I decided to try upgrading. It didn't fix the > oopses, though.)
I have a BIOS that'll fix your APM problems, at a minimum. Anyone who wants it can email me privately, since the site I put it up on no longer exists...
Brad Douglas brad@neruo.com http://www.linux-fbdev.org
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