Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261227AbTEKLP7 (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 May 2003 07:15:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261253AbTEKLP6 (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 May 2003 07:15:58 -0400 Received: from ns.indranet.co.nz ([210.54.239.210]:5576 "EHLO mail.acheron.indranet.co.nz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261227AbTEKLP5 (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 May 2003 07:15:57 -0400 Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 23:28:25 +1200 From: Andrew McGregor To: Tuncer M zayamut Ayaz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.5.69 strange high tone on DELL Inspiron 8100 Message-ID: <3191078.1052695705@[192.168.1.249]> In-Reply-To: <1405.1052575075@www9.gmx.net> References: <1405.1052575075@www9.gmx.net> X-Mailer: Mulberry/3.0.0 (Win32) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1717 Lines: 62 Try this (which will make no difference to the effectiveness of APM on this machine): > CONFIG_PM=y > > CONFIG_APM=y > CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=n > CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE=n > CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK=y > CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF=y > > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=n > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=n > > CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP=n Reasoning: cpufreq and speedstep don't work on Dell P3 laptops anyway, and the *internal power supplies* of the i8x00 series make wierd noises when APM tries to idle the CPU. The board will do this anyway, without making noise, so linux need not. Andrew --On Saturday, 10 May 2003 3:57 p.m. +0200 Tuncer M zayamut Ayaz wrote: > linux-2.5.69 (problem encountered since 2.5.67) > DELL Inspiron 8100 > - Pentium3-M > - ESS Maestro3 > - Intel chipset > - builtin eepro100 > - builtin lucent winmodem (not used) > - builtin nVidia GeForce2 Go (yes happens without nvdia.com driver too) > - BIOS A15 > > using vanilla Debian GNU/Linux sid without incorporation of > Debian's kernel-package mechanism. > > ever since I've run ALSA's snddevices script to create the needed /dev > entries the laptop creates a permanent low-volume high tone (beep-like, > but definitely not sounding like a normal pc-speaker). > CONFIG_PM=y > > CONFIG_APM=y > CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y > CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE=y > CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK=y > CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF=y > > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y > > CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP=y - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/