[tlinux-users:07435] Re: Satellite P25-S670 acpi

I've got a 5105-S501 Toshiba that I salvaged off the scrap heap a year or so ago.  It was overheating and had cooked a couple batteries and a hard drive.  On investigation, I found that this had been a chronic problem for this model a couple years earlier and traced to some non-communication between the BIOS and the CPU, the result being that the fan wouldn't turn on.  Toshiba had issued a BIOS revision that, once installed, cured the problem.  So take a peek at the web site with your model number handy and make sure that's up to date.



On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:36:06 +0500
"babar haq" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Gonzalo
> 
> First of all thanx for all the info.
> 
>  
> > I'm willing to bet that P25s have a Phoneix BIOS, just as my P15 does ...
> > In order to get most of your laptop features, you will need to 
> > download, compile and load the "omnibook kernel module"
> 
> Yes it is Phoneix BIOS.
> 
> > 
> > I kwon it may come as kind of a shocking surprise, but notebooks 
> > like yours an my, appear to be created by "other" company and 
> > just/only branded by Toshiba. You can find some really interesting 
> > posts on this list about that subject.
> 
> Ok :(
> 
> > 
> > So, basically, download, compile, load it using "modprobe omnibook" 
> > and see if you get anything under /proc/omnibook/
> 
> Have to give it a try or else I cant use linux as my primary OS.
> 
> > 
> > Now, regarding suspend to ram/disk, is still work in progress and 
> > may not work properly if you have an nvidia card and are using the 
> > nvidia propietary drivers.
> 
> Ok it is nvidia and I m using those drivers. Well as long as my 
> system doesent heat up I would be more then happy.
> 
> > 
> > If you ever need a GUI interface to acces some of the features that 
> > the omnibook kernel module provides, the give Ktoshiba CVS a try ;)
> > 
> 
> No harm in trying that as well:) 
> Thanx once again.
> 
> Babar
> 
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