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From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Subject: Re: Advanced Power Management driver
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Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 23:46:21 GMT
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In article <3ph9i6$f9u@Mars.mcs.com>,
Christopher Hilton <chilton@MCS.COM> wrote:
>I compiled a kernel with the apm0 device driver on my TI 4000 laptop
>this evening and on bootup the kernel complaines apm0 not found. I'm
>told that my laptop has Intel/Microsloth APM but I don't know which
>version it is. (I think 1.0 but I'll know tommorow when I convert the
>APM spec from MicroSloth Word format...) In any case, the kernel that
>I compiled didn't work but the driver is marked "experimental" Is this
>driver working and is my laptop non-conformant or is this driver in
>need of some tweaking?

I got the same result with my 4000 DX-2/50
possibly it's an early version....

have you got the trackball working?