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SubjectRe: Debian: Things left to do for release. (fwd)
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Hi,

Pavel Machek <pavel@bug.ucw.cz> writes:
>
> > Well, the problem is that on some broken computers, making APM BIOS calls
> > crashes the computer. So we would need a command line option (or sysctl in
> > /proc/sys) to _enable_ it. That may be what you meant :)
>
> As in my prev. mail, no. Anyway, here is command line option to
> DISABLE apm. I belive Debian would like this option for their install
> disks (so that they can have APM always in but disabled - some
> machines crash when APM is enabled). Please merge to linus at next
> convience,

I have this as part of my ongoing APM work, I will produce a small
patch and submit it to Linus soon.

Cheers,
Stephen
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Stephen Rothwell Stephen.Rothwell@canb.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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