APM - Crash ?
( Re-submitted - last copy did not appear - sent 18th at 2:20PM)
> Hi,
>
> I have just installed Debian R3.0 onto a newish laptop (Packard Bell iGo
> 6000, which is a rebranded NEC Versa M300).
>
> If I enable APM, and cat /proc/apm I get a complete melt down - the screen
> fills with what appears to be registers, and it just loops and loops and
> loops ...
>
> I get the same problem if I boot with Knoppix and APM enabled , so it
would
> appear to be an APM issue ?
>
> I have used apt-get to upgrade to testing / unstable, and upgraded the
> kernel to 2.4.22-1-686.
>
> Anyone have any ideas on how to get apm to work, as it would be nice to
able
> to watch the battery level ...
>
> Andy
>
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