Subject: Re: whoa... my powerbook just powered off....
To: NetBSD macppc <port-macppc@NetBSD.org>
From: Chris Tribo <ctribo@dtcc.edu>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/01/2005 11:10:48
Does cardbus properly attach on your PowerBook? On my Wallstreet the 
attachment fails with secondary bus number unitialized, try 
PCIBIOS_BUS_FIXUP  or some such.

On Jan 31, 2005, at 10:46 PM, Allen Briggs wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 11:42:11PM -0500, Allen Briggs wrote:
>> On Sat, Jan 08, 2005 at 01:44:42AM +0100, Niels S. Eliasen wrote:
>>> Anyone seen anything like this ? or am I just missing something from
>>> the installation-docs??
>>
>> In fact, I have seen something like that, but not exactly.
>
> I figured this out a little while ago, and finally found some time to
> commit the necessary changes for a fix.
>
> The codes to deal with more current Powerbook batteries ("smart"
> batteries) causes some kind of havoc on the older Powerbooks.  One
> form this havoc took is to just turn off.
>
> So I read some Linux code and added some support to read battery
> information on these older powerbooks.  This would affect the 2400,
> 3400, and 3500 (1st-gen G3 PB "Kanga").  There's one little niggle
> in that the battery shows just over 100% when charging just before
> it hits "full charge".
>
> Turning off apm support would also work, but I'd rather have it fixed.
>
> I also added some code to support the "soft" PCMCIA/Cardbus eject
> buttons on this thing.
>
> -allen
>
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