From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ducrot Bruno Subject: Re: Instability without ACPI Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 19:26:39 +0200 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20030711172639.GL22636@poupinou.org> References: <200307110022.29512.adq_dvb@lidskialf.net> <200307111356.22376.adq_dvb@lidskialf.net> <20030711140227.GF22636@poupinou.org> <200307111806.57883.adq_dvb@lidskialf.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200307111806.57883.adq_dvb-fmPXVN3awWJAJAzL26g0SA@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Andrew de Quincey Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 06:06:57PM +0100, Andrew de Quincey wrote: > > Hmm, since I disabled ACPI, my system has become very unstable. I'm having the > old random gcc segfaults during compilation which usually indicates some kind > of hardware issue. > > I've been running 2.5.74 for 5-6days _with_ ACPI, and it has been rock solid. > I've re-enabled ACPI now, so hopefully, the instability will stop. > You probably need acpi due to power states for the cpu. Common problem with laptop shipped with athlon in general (there is a tool called lvcool though if you do not have acpi). -- Ducrot Bruno -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Parasoft Error proof Web apps, automate testing & more. Download & eval WebKing and get a free book. www.parasoft.com/bulletproofapps1