From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267134AbTGOKop (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 06:44:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267140AbTGOKop (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 06:44:45 -0400 Received: from c213-100-44-190.swipnet.se ([213.100.44.190]:55827 "EHLO joelm.2y.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267134AbTGOKoo (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 06:44:44 -0400 Subject: Re: Inspiron 8000 makes high pitch noise only with 2.6.0-test1 From: Joel Metelius To: Daniel.Dorau@alumni.TU-Berlin.DE Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3438.194.175.125.228.1058264884.squirrel@mailbox.TU-Berlin.DE> References: <4299.194.175.125.228.1058254785.squirrel@mailbox.TU-Berlin.DE> <1058258721.2423.2.camel@joelm.2y.net> <3438.194.175.125.228.1058264884.squirrel@mailbox.TU-Berlin.DE> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1058266721.2716.3.camel@joelm.2y.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.0 Date: 15 Jul 2003 12:58:41 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Yes, it was discussed at LKML in May (search the archive around May 13). I think the board idle the processor anyway, my dell latitude does it, so you don't need linux to do it. /joel On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 12:28, Daniel.Dorau@alumni.TU-Berlin.DE wrote: > Joel, > thank you. I will try this. But doesn't this mean, that it will > consume more power? My belief is that this had worked with > 2.4 without that noise. > You said it helped you and others. Has this been discussed on > this or some other mailing list? > > Thank you > Daniel > > > try turning off > > > > CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE > > > > it help me and others, but it had nothing to do with ethernet > > drivers... > > > /joel > > > > On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 09:39, Daniel.Dorau@alumni.TU-Berlin.DE wrote: > >> Hi there, > >> yesterday I tried the 2.6.0-test1 kernel for the first time. > >> Installation went flawlessly. However I noticed a high pitch > >> noise from my notebook everytime after the ethernet driver > >> was loaded, no matter which one (eepro100 or e100).