FreeBSD 5.3 on Thinkpad X40

[Arne Schwabe]

Arne Schwabe <arne at rfc2549.org> writes:

> Khairil Yusof <khairil at apdip.net> writes:
>
>> Has anybody gotten FreeBSD 5.3 to run ok on a Thinkpad X40?
>>
>> Whenever I press any of the display keys (brightness, led light), volume
>> buttons, or the lcd is turned off either via folding lid or dpms, it
>> results in a freeze (both X or console).
>>
>> I've tried disabling acpi and apic, but I can reproduce the lockup by
>> doing any of the above, even with them disabled. Removing power cord
>> also locks up the system.
>>
>> Right now, I can do without any form of suspend features, as long as I
>> can just close the lid, or blank the lcd screen without locking up the
>> system.
>>
>> Being a laptop newbie, some advice on where to start in tracking the
>> down the problem would be much appreciated.
>
> I had a similar problem with my T40 but disabling ide with the ps2.exe
> tool helped (Don't ask me why it fixed it  :))

that should have been ide2 instead of ide. Note that the cdrom still
works.

Arne