Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 2.4.x APM interferes with FA311TX/natsemi.o | Date | Tue, 1 May 2001 00:32:11 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> When the call > apm_bios_call_simple(APM_FUNC_SET_STATE, 0x100, APM_STATE_READY, &eax) > is made, the PMEEN (PME enable) bit in the CCSR register on my FA311 > mysteriously changes from 0 to 1, causing the card to stop processing
The Linux driver set the power management of the card off. The BIOS then rudely fiddled with it. If its not a laptop seriously consider just turning off APM support. The Linux idle loop halts will do a fair job of power saving anyway - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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