On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 12:54:05AM +0200, Alexander Hall wrote:
> Hi!
>
> What is the status of acpidock(4)? From source-changes@ etc I cannot tell
> if it's considered usable or highly experimental.
Still the latter, unfortunately.
>
> I just got my ultrabase X6 but the kernel panics both on "live" insertion
> and booting while docked. (Kernel is GENERIC.MP + acpidock + bt*). I have
> not tried with GENERIC{,.MP} yet.
GENERIC{,.MP} worked for me booting while docked with an x61s, so it
might be acpidock that's killing it. Try with GENERIC.
Which laptop is this?
>
> BTW, does anyone know if the serial port on the Ultrabase X6 is usable for
> console redirection? It'd be easier to provide a decent bug report if so,
> but I guess it could be some usb-to-serial thingie inside...
Yes, it is. I've used it for that many a time.
Cheers,
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