Re: Open APM failed, X-4.5.0/Matrox G200

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On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Jim Osborn wrote:

> I get a series of the following lines in my X server log file:
>
> (WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
> (II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
>
> Sometimes it's just a single set, sometimes there might be 50 sets.
> I don't use power management in this desktop machine, so if I could
> turn off APM altogether, I'd do it.  But the closest option I can
> find is this:
> 	Option          "DPMS" "no"
> which I have set.
>
> I don't know if the fact that the Mouse0 line accompanies the APM line
> means anything, but it seems suspicious.

   It's not related.

>
> As far as I can tell, X is working, but I don't like unknown error
> messages, and if I can fix them, I'd like to.  Also the fact that
> sometimes I get a significant number of them seems worrisome

   That's not an error.  It's a warning.
>
> Anyone know how to turn off APM, or know what those Open APM errors
> are all about?  Do they really have something to do with my mouse???

   APM IS off.  That's what the warning is about.  It can't support
APM because you have no APM support in your kernel.

			Mark.

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