Re: HPET multimedia timer
On 21.07.07 16:22, koffiejunkie wrote:
> I've been fiddling with powertop on my notebook, and one of the
> suggestions it makes is:
>
> "enable the HPET (Multimedia Timer) in your BIOS or add the kernel patch
> to force-enable HPET. HPET support allows Linux to have much longer
> sleep intervals."
where did you find this suggestion? is that kernel message?
> My bios doesn't have any settings in for HPET (It doesn't have much more
> than boot order). Is there anything else I have to do to make the HPET
> work?
I'm afraid you'll have to upgrade your BIOS and/or find the patch that
forcefully enables HPET. If the above is not kernel message, you probably
don't have HPET at all...
--
Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uhlar@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/
Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address.
Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu.
Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.
Reply to: