Re: APM bios support hangs kernel 2.1.107

Martin Mares (mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 12:51:40 +0200

> I compiled the linux-2.1.107 kernel.
> I used to include (in kernel 2.0.30) the APM character
> device, with 'enable console blanking using APM' enabled.
> When I do the same for kernel 2.1.107, the kernel hangs
> during booting when starting the APM character device.
>
> Anyone know what's going on there ?

The new console code in 2.1.107 has some problems regarding
APM console blanking. My patches (hopefully to appear in .109)
hopefully fix it, on my notebook it already works.

Have a nice fortnight

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Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@ucw.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
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