ilug-admin at linux.ie wrote:
>> What's the story with recent SMP kernels, and powersaving ? Does it work
> properly ? Just noticed that the latest & greatest BP6 motherboard BIOS
> has ACPI bugs, and I'm wondering should I try that, and disable
> ACPI....I don't think it works on SMP machines anyway under Linux.
SMP and powersaving is a major problem area in general, not just with
Linux. I have a dual Celeron system, and I know of no OS that can shut
it down all the way while using both processors.
Vin
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