Re: [Ipw2100-devel] [ipw2200]Confirmation of power management problem

[Shawn Starr <shawn.starr-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

Interesting, I believe the IBM ACPI has been merged into ACPI proper as latest 
-mm shows ACPI ThinkPad IBM source files.

On October 11, 2004 02:07, Joris Mocka wrote:
> Hi Shawn,
>
> Shawn Starr sagte:
> > The problem is, there is power going to the adapter even if I don't
> > load the  driver.
>
> ...before I load the module on my T42 there is no power on wlan, if I
> indicate it on the wlan-led!
>
> > I can confirm this because when you shut it off, there is a distinct
> > buzzing  coming from the ipw2200 device (right underneath the Sympatics
> > touchpad).
>
> ...I will try to hear for it in the evening!
>
> > If I use Linux to shut down the system w/ ACPI, then I have to
> > physically cut  power by removing battery then it is totally off.
>
> ...I did asking for the same couple of days ago but nobaody had any hints
> for me. Unloading the driver didn't work, led was still on an powering off
> didn't work. There was a hint to switch off apic:
> http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-September/0
>19992.html but it didn't worked for me. I have to test it without loading
> the ipw2200 module, maybe then it will work!? But for powering off you just
> have to press the power button maybe 30 to 50 seconds. Then it will power
> off without removing battery.
>
> > This does not happen when booted into XP...something is fishy, I do
> > know ACPI  *IS* broken with the T42 as this was confirmed @ OLS this
> > year.
>
> ...but it's working much better than apm. Using apm will freeze the T42
> totally. The only thing that didn't work is power off, rest is fine:
> Buttons, Sleep in state 3, powering off hd's and so on.
> Regards
> Joris


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