On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Pavel Machek <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > >> > But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely >> > that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support >> > page that there are several versions newer than what you're running. >> >> Do you have any interest in trying a newer BIOS to see if it's fixed >> there? If not, I understand; BIOS updates are a hassle at best. >> You're running BIOS 2.14, and it looks like the current BIOS for an >> X60 1709 7HU is 2.19 (from http://support.lenovo.com). > > I'm lost at the lenovo pages :-(. And frankly I'd prefer not to touch > the BIOS.
I tried to provide a complete link, but the web site isn't amenable to that. I found it by selecting the "Drivers & Software" section, entering "X60" as the machine type, selecting "ThinkPad X60 (1709)" and going to the "BIOS" section. I was surprised how easy it was :) >> Carolyn's patch will likely work, at least most of the time, but I >> think there's a small possibility that it could cause a conflict >> between the BIOS and the OS over ASPM control, so I'm not 100% in >> support of that approach. A conflict may not happen on your >> machine, > > Can we base it on DMI whitelist? I don't think we can know a priori whether a machine (even your machine) is susceptible to a conflict. But if Carolyn forcibly disables it in the driver, she can structure that with a whitelist or whatever she thinks is best. Bjorn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get your SQL database under version control now! Version control is standard for application code, but databases havent caught up. So what steps can you take to put your SQL databases under version control? Why should you start doing it? Read more to find out. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=49501711&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
