Re: ACPI support on Compaq Presario 2500
Micha wrote:
> (I hope you don't mind me stepping in Jörg i just had a related
> problem here)
>
No, any help is welcome, I think.
>> Vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
>> Version: KF_KH.F.24
>> Release Date: 10/26/2004
>
>
> There's a newer BIOS available.
> Since your dmesg contains ACPI errors, I would try to
> upgrade the BIOS first before any further tracking.
> There use to be instructions on the respective website (phoenix).
> Usually it boils down to run a .exe from a windows, but there
> are other approaches through different tools, also for linux.
> Certainly this list has support if needed.
>
This may help.
> But i wonder why your attached dmesg doesn't mention power states.
> Maybe that was already expired. (dmesg is a ringbusffer with limited capacity).
> --> less -p "thrott" /var/log/kern.log
>
Or just "cat /var/log/dmesg". That file should contain the informations
from boot process.
On the internet I found the following page
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=2276703
Maybe this person which claims to have solved the cpufreq problem on a
Presario 2500 can help you further.
Good luck,
Jörg-Volker.
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