On Monday 26 January 2004 09:17, Dirk Reiss wrote: > > Hi, > > i have an Inspiron 5150 and had 2.4.24 running some time ago. ACPI did > not work properly, even with the acpi-patch applied. For > usb-mouse-support, i used discover and it worked all fine (assuming that > you have enabled usb-support and loaded all necessary modules). >
I have acpi working fine with home made 2.4.22. Suspend does not work since I didn't apply swususp patch. USB works fine, too. It seems like something changed in kernel code after 2.4.23 version that this specific laptop model doesn't like. > Meanwhile, i upgraded my bios to the latest Dell-version, and i fear > that something went wrong with the dsdt in that version as the new > kernel (2.6.1) doesn't read the performance-states correctly. After > all, i got acpi (or cpufreq) working with 2.6.1 and cpufreqd. When not > using multimedia-stuff extensively, i got a battery-runtime of > approximately 4 hours which is longer than under windows. > Could you please send me your config-2.6.1 file (if it's not too much to ask)? I'd like to try to compile 2.6 kernel. With debian precompiled 2.6 kernel I experience exactly the same problems as with >=2.4.23 ones. > For further questions, don't hesitate to contact me. > > Hope that helps, > Dirk > > PS: In case you do not upgrade and get 2.6.1 working, it would be nice > to inform me if the performance-states are read correctly. > Could you explain me what exactly do you mean by "read performance-states"? I'd be happy to have a look and let you know. Thanks, Slaven > slaven peles wrote: > | Hi, > | > | Did anybody manage to compile a working 2.4.24 kernel for Inspiron > > 5150? As of > > | version 2.4.23 I was not able to compile kernel and have acpi and usb > > to work > > | properly. USB mouse doesn't work at all, and processor fan works at > > highest > > | speed all the time. I tried with my own kernels and debian precompiled > > ones, > > | but the same problem persists. Kernel 2.4.22 works perfectly. > | > | Another thing -- my BIOS is A01, and Dell suggests upgrading to A29 or > | something version. I've read some reports that BIOS upgrade affects linux > | performance badly. Does anybody have experience with this for Inspiron 5150?
