[ltp] Re: X30 linux installation

Stefan Monnier linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:28:13 -0400


> Incidentally, I happen to be running the IBM bios version 1.5 with
> embedded controller firmware version 1.2.   I wonder if it is worth the
> trouble to update it to current given the touble and risk.  All things
> considered, it seems that Linux doesn't really care what bios code is
> running so long as it can get at the various tables that describe the
> system.

I can't remember which BIOS version I had, but suspend-to-ram only started
to work (with ACPI) after I upgraded (about a year ago).  It always worked
with APM.


        Stefan