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[O'Smith <penguin0601@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 02 May 2003 15:26, Christopher Mahmood wrote:
> * dep (dep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) [030502 12:08]:
> > | > Not as far as acpi is concerned.  I agree with Dep that ACPI
> > | > should be turned off by default.
> > |
> > | As Phillip already explained we tried that in 8.0 and it was even
> > | more of a problem.  There some machines that won't even boot if
> > | it isn't turned making debugging the problem impossible.  Which
> > | is better, having a percentage of machines that cannot boot or
> > | having a percentage that can boot but don't work properly?
> >
> > why must it be either?
>
> Because the two options are mutually exclusive--it's either on or
> it's off.  You're proposing a third Monte Carlo option that picks
> one of the two randomly?  acpi=0.75
>
> > again, a checkbox early on (and one to disable
> > hardware detection),
>
> Not a check box (that won't work on systems without mice) but as I
> told you earlier this week (!) there's a 'safeboot' option which
> does this.
>
> > then *everyone* can be happy.
>
> I don't think you'll be happy until SuSE sends a supporter out to
> personally do your installation for you and then makes you lunch.
>
> --
>
> -ckm
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Funny stuff Christopher.  :o)  I am beginning to think that the only 
contact "dep" should have with a computer is either the power cord or 
power switch, but no more than that!

Patrick
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