From: Mark Dodel


"ACPI (short for "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface") is a standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces between an operating system and Hardware. It is meant to supersede the older APM standard (for power management) and provide a generic interface for recognition and configuration of hardware devices."

Available to those with access (via Software Subscription Services) to the eComStation BetaZone:
(via logging in at http://www.mensys.nl)

acpi-20070123.zip 526 kb 23/01/2007 02:39 pm
ACPI for eComStation (read installation instructions again). version: 2.17 h
20070123 (2.17)
* Installation procedure changed significantly! Please read docs again.
* rebuild work with APIC
* rebuild EOI
* rebuild *Lock
* PIC mode is default now, use /APIC to activate APIC
* /NOD is default switch now
* added experimental HLT in SMP kernel's Idle

acpi-apm-20070123.zip 62 kb 23/01/2007 02:40 pm
APM.ADD (Power management for eComStation; Requries ACPI.PSD 2.17). Misc fixes. version: 1.9 20070123 (1.9)
* Fixed C state for Uni
* added HLT/Cx for SMP

acpi-snooper-20070123.zip 14 kb 23/01/2007 02:45 pm
ACPI snooper (IRQ control, ACPI tables loading). version: 2.17 acpi-kernel-20070123.zip 1467 kb 23/01/2007 02:44 pm
eComStation kernel for ACPI. Highly experimental. version: 20070123
From the readme:
This is patched kernel. Highly experimental!
It contains additional HLT operations.
Activate it via AcpiD.cfg -> ExtraKernelHLT = Yes
* This should reduce heat of CPU => Cooler should work silently.
* May increase life of batteries is using on notebook. additional 50%

ATTENTION: We don't provide support for this feature, sorry.

Source: OS2VOICE

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