On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 04:11 +0000, Aeb1barfo wrote: > The problem is that this is in the " gray area " between HW and SW. I > can fix the HW problem with a pair of wire cutters and a soldering > iron.Not an elegant fix but it works. The BIOS in the Armada is in > software AND hardware. I don't think HP wants to support an older Compaq > laptop either. I do hardware good, not software. I just thought that the > workaround would be cheaper and easier than the microprocessor upgrade ( > 650Mhz PIII MMC-2 Speedstep in low power mode ) as a fix. ( yes, I will > try that & post it on the forum if it works ).If you can fix this > problem in the ACPI/APM table, that would be a consumer solution and not > just a hack.
Thing is, you can correct the DSDT yourself. There's HOWTO's on the ubuntu wiki. -- improper fan control causes system overheat and shut down in Compaq Armada 1700 series https://launchpad.net/bugs/77141 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
