On Thu, 04 Aug 2011, Ralf Hemmecke wrote: > I don't know whether this mailing list here is the right place to ask, > but maybe you can help me finding the right place. bugzilla.kernel.org, and the linux-acpi mailing list are probably the best places. > It might be a BIOS issue (I'm not 100% sure), but I think one cannot > require an ordinary W520 Linux user to upgrade the BIOS. Thus I am > looking for another route. We do require that Linux users upgrade their BIOS for correct functionality and full feature set when the thing is badly broken. It can be done, and it is easy. More instructions on http://thinkwiki.org. Make no mistake: the newest Lenovo laptops don't have a stable firmware set yet, you will have to keep it up-to-date if you want it to work better. > it seemed, it is. My computer doesn't show P-states with the "powertop" > program. Check in the BIOS options, it looks like you somehow disabled them or did something that made the BIOS hide them, it doesn't have to be a BIOS bug. -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ ibm-acpi-devel mailing list ibm-acpi-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ibm-acpi-devel
