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From: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Page Faults with Power Management Enabled.
Date: 23 Sep 1996 11:15:18 GMT
Organization: FreeBSD makes fun
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In article <523k91$dq@news.wco.com>,
	gintang1@mlode.com (V. Carlson) writes:

[... please use lines <= 70 columns, it makes news reading and
     followups more readable ...]

> I seam to get page faults whenever I turn any for of Power 
> Management on in the BIOS. 
> For instance if I turn on the Green Monitor Feature 
> the page fault will occur when the bios goes to put the monitor in
> power saving mode. Page Faults seam only to occur when it is time 
> to put something a sleep.

I think that power management is only something for laptops.

In a true multiuser multitaksing environment I wouldn't expect
such things to run. I can't give you more technical details, sorry.
I would simply turn it off if I were you.


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