Date:  Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:05:58 +0200
From:  VOICE News Service <sysadmin at os2voice.org>
Subject:  [VOICENWS] Drivers: ACPI 3.17 + ACPI tools

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Information for users with modern computers (manufactured in 2004 and later)

A. Updated files:

A.1) ACPI 3.17  (eComStation 2.0 RC7) is uploaded to BETAZONE.
Please join testing of ACPI 2009 (else it\\\'s impossible to get stable version)
** ACPI Heavy - .wpi package, automatical setup, CONFIG.SYS update
** ACPI Fast upgrade - to upgrade previous version 
** ACPI .zip, ACPI APM .zip

How to reduce power consumption? Download ACPI kernel (BETAZONE) - 
reduces noise and prolongs battery life -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=benchmarks

A.2) Users with AMD CPU - please collect information 
using PowerNow utility -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/download/powernow-k8-20090905.zip
(more details in readme file)

A.3) ACPI Setup is updated (BETAZONE) - easy setup of ACPI.

A.4) ACPI DB is aimed to analyze the progress of ACPI drivers 
- ACPI homepage -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=down
-> Toolkits, utilities.



B. Feedback:

* If previous version of ACPI works for you then test the latest one,
post the report for ACPI DB -- http://ecomstation.ru/commentnews.php?id=1619

* If previous version doesn\\\'t work, new version works then post this
information to ACPI DB

* If you have a problem with boot/work then 
post the report to ACPI bug-tracker -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=logs

* how to test notebook? 
list of tests -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=certificate
-> Group 2: Test running machine



C. Additional information:
* BETAZONE -- http://betazone.ecomstation.nl
* ACPI homepage -- http://ecomstation.ru/acpi


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