New install on Dell -- Need help

[W.K. Vladmir Ward]

Hello...

I just installed FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE on my Dell
Inspiron 8200 last Friday and have been working to get
things running. I know a little bit about FreeBSD from
what I've picked out of the handbook, and from my past
experience with Linux, but I'm still in the dark.

I'm having a lot of ACPI troubles, and I'm wondering
if anyone knows what the fix for the battery mis-read
error is. I've disabled APM in my kernel config
(according to some sources I've found it doesn't like
playing nice with ACPI). Also, running GKrellM with
tz0 enabled shows temp ranges from 125 to 160 degrees
F... is there some way to fix this with scaling/offset
options? I've already applied the ACPI patch to be rid
of the error messages on boot, but I'm still working
on those two problems listed above.

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Encumbered forever by desire and ambition,
There's a hunger still unsatisfied.
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon,
Though down that road we've been so many times...
- Pink Floyd, "High Hopes"

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