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Re: [LUG] Foxconn boards BIOS affects Linux ACPI

 

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 05:42:46PM +0100, Keith Abraham wrote:
> Anyone else been following this thread. Worth reading most
> of it before making up your mind.
> 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869249
> 
> I does appear as if Foxconn has been making sure that
> Linux will be unstable on at least one of their motherboards.
> 
> Linux has always had trouble with ACPI so I wonder does this
> point to the reason why?
> 

Nope. http://mjg59.livejournal.com/94905.html explains some of it.

Cheers,
Al.

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