In the shortest way I can explain it, changing ACPI from on to off or vice versa on a current install of Windows 2000 or XP will... "fuck shit up." A more detailed description of how/why "shit gets fucked up" follows:
In Windows, peripheral component interconnect (PCI) devices can share IRQs. In accord with the Plug and Play capability that is defined by the PCI specification, adapters are configured by the computer BIOS and are then examined by the operating system and changed if necessary. It is normal behavior for PCI devices to have IRQs shared among them, especially on Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) computers that have Windows ACPI support enabled.
In Windows XP, Device Manager may list some or all of the devices on your ACPI motherboard as using the same IRQ (IRQ 9). (To view the list of resources, click either Resources by type or Resources by connection on the View menu). No option is available to change the IRQ setting. Windows takes advantage of the ACPI features of the motherboard, including advanced PCI sharing. The PCI bus uses IRQ 9 for IRQ steering. This feature lets you add more devices without generating IRQ conflicts.
Note that Windows XP cannot rebalance resources in the same way that Microsoft Windows 98 does. After PCI resources are set, they generally cannot be changed. If you change to an invalid IRQ setting or I/O range for the bus that a device is on, Windows XP cannot compensate by rebalancing the resource that was assigned to that bus.
Windows XP does not have this ability because of the more complex hardware schemas that Windows XP is designed to support. Windows 98 does not have to support IOAPICs, multiple root PCI buses, multiple-processor systems, and so on. When you are dealing with these hardware schemas, rebalancing becomes risky and therefore is not implemented in Windows XP except for very specific scenarios. However, PCI devices are required to be able to share IRQs. In general, the ability to share IRQs does not prevent any hardware from working.
The Plug and Play operating system settings in the computer BIOS do not generally affect how Windows XP handles the hardware. However, Microsoft recommends that you set the Plug and Play operating system setting to No or Disabled in the computer BIOS. For information about viewing or modifying the computer BIOS settings, consult the computer documentation or contact the computer manufacturer.
Manually assigning IRQs to PCI slots in the system BIOS as a troubleshooting method may work on some non-ACPI systems that use a standard PC hardware abstraction layer (HAL), but these settings are ignored by Plug and Play in Windows if ACPI support is enabled. If you need to manually assign IRQ addresses through the BIOS to a device on an ACPI motherboard, you must reinstall Windows to force the installation to use a Standard PC HAL. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2) My opinions here should be respected just like anyone else's. However, your views are so twisted and convoluted that there is no sense in trying to have a decent converstion.
3) It's called mod-bombing. People like you who inherently don't like Microsoft supporters like to do it. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, look it up.
4) My opinions are about as "inferior" as your toy OS. Using the Microsoft trial as leverage to somehow assist in the progress of your toy OS is pathetic. Really pathetic.
5) Vaginal jokes, eh? Wow, you're getting good. Like I said, you just might want to log in and be a man, but looks like you can't take the precious karma hit. I bet you even have karma scoring contests amongst your friends. Pathetic, your life is, really.
or should I say employee handbook
Boy, Bill's gonna be mad when he finds out that some guy by the name of "Anonymous Coward" blew my cover. I'm gonna be in some deep poo-poo now...
Ahh, the attitude of the typical RMS-worshipping CS student. Might want to take a few minutes to wash out those pizza stains from your ThinkGeek T-Shirt.
By the way, MS-Word supplies three synonyms for monopoly: domination, control, and cartel. Enjoy.
You've apparently also forgotten the judgement against Mickeysoft...
By the way, just wanted to say that makes you look really dignified. Wow, what a public speaker we have here. He can twist "Microsoft" into random words. Hoo-boy, a real genius here.
Plagarism? That's preposturous! That paper was licensed under the GPL! I had every right to copy it and modify a few words here and there, as long as I made the paper available to others...
Disney CEO Michael Eisner blames Microsoft for allowing children access to rampant pornography. Through their technology cleverly named "Internet Explorer," children of all ages are easily given access to hoards of pornography. In addition, their tagline "Where do you want to go today?" has already been answered by many children to the words of "To the bathroom... I'll be right back" and "To take a long shower." This can only serve as proof that Microsoft is using pornography to corrupt little children's minds. Eisner said that the propaganda suggests to people that 'they can easily perform self-pleasure if they buy a computer with Windows XP. We must stop this travesty now.'
If I had a daughter, I'd love the idea of giving her a laptop and a switch like this. All of a sudden, the idea of a "sleepover computer party" wouldn't be so gosh darn nerdy. They could stay up all night playing with Virtual Barbie or whatever is the software of the year.
Please don't. Sorry, buy guys aren't attracted to computer chicks. She'll never have a boyfriend. She'll just be referred to as 'that weird computer girl.' Just some suggestions for life.
Honestly, I think you've been reading Slashdot too long and been brainwashed. Really. Here's a quote from your website:
"My linux box has been up for exactly 12 days without crashing today (that beats my M$ box's record by about 5 days)."
Wow - you sure are cool using that dollar-sign and all... maybe someone on/. will moderate you up for that! In all reality that's just childish behavior that I think was 'inspired' by the open source zealots that roam free here. Don't tell me you're one of those RMS-worshipping ones. Just cause something is free doesn't mean it's better.
Also I see a lot of flaws in your thinking. I don't know what the hell you're running on that laptop, but Word loads in about 1.5 seconds on my 1GHz with 256 mb of ram on WinXP. Or did you just say that to be 'cool' on/.? Also, since you're in college, you should be able to pick up any of the new Microsoft titles for $5 a pop (called the Microsoft Campus Agreement). So there goes the money argument.
As for the uptime argument, that's bullshit -- both myself and the 'linux guy' on my floor had an uptime contest. I won - Windows was up for 28 days. Lotsa complex java apps, too. Had to shut down cause I was going on vacation.
Maybe CmpE isn't the right choice for you -- if you think you're too leet for Microsoft, you fail to see the purpose of 'using the right tool for the job.' Maybe you are better suited in CS, where you need to be a 'linux d00d.'
Linux hackers from Germany and elsewhere are working on a Windows-like graphical interface for Linux PCs called KDE (for K Desktop Environment). They expect to release it this spring--free of charge.
I'm a Microsoft guy, but I distinctly remember running KDE on Slackware 3.x back in the old-skool days ('99 maybe?)
In the end, Microsoft persuaded the Parliament to continue using Windows NE for 5,000 new PCs. But the servers are already in the hands of the enemy.
I thought the NT + ME hybrid was to be called XP, not NE! As far as being "in the hands of the enemy," hey, use whatever OS fits your needs, damnit! I think whoever wrote this article (Newsweek) has some serious issues to clear up. It sounds like one of those people that "Outlook mysteriously gives them viruses."
Are you crazy? Compiling a new build of a browser (or downloading one for that matter) is an insane waste of time.
Flame all you want, IE gets the job done for free, nicely, and without having to recompile. Oh, and it _never_ crashes on me. Moz crashes hourly... (as did NS 4.7 just about)
Until Linux is an option in that arena (and given MS's tactics with OEMs, it will be slow going), it won't make too many grand strides.
What $3 crack have you been smoking? Your blaming Microsoft's tactics for Linux not doing well on the desktop? How about "no mainstream apps," "compiling," "mounting disks," "extremely difficult to maintain,"... and oh yeah, "It's not Windows."
Will you losers stop blaming other people and just accept the fact that "Linux sucks on the desktop for anyone other than an uber-Geek." Guess what? It will always be that way, and it will never change. Hence, Linux will never succeed on the desktop. But if you nerds want to keep your hopes up, be my guest if it brightens your day.
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In the shortest way I can explain it, changing ACPI from on to off or vice versa on a current install of Windows 2000 or XP will... "fuck shit up." A more detailed description of how/why "shit gets fucked up" follows:
In Windows, peripheral component interconnect (PCI) devices can share IRQs. In accord with the Plug and Play capability that is defined by the PCI specification, adapters are configured by the computer BIOS and are then examined by the operating system and changed if necessary. It is normal behavior for PCI devices to have IRQs shared among them, especially on Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) computers that have Windows ACPI support enabled.
In Windows XP, Device Manager may list some or all of the devices on your ACPI motherboard as using the same IRQ (IRQ 9). (To view the list of resources, click either Resources by type or Resources by connection on the View menu). No option is available to change the IRQ setting. Windows takes advantage of the ACPI features of the motherboard, including advanced PCI sharing. The PCI bus uses IRQ 9 for IRQ steering. This feature lets you add more devices without generating IRQ conflicts.
Note that Windows XP cannot rebalance resources in the same way that Microsoft Windows 98 does. After PCI resources are set, they generally cannot be changed. If you change to an invalid IRQ setting or I/O range for the bus that a device is on, Windows XP cannot compensate by rebalancing the resource that was assigned to that bus.
Windows XP does not have this ability because of the more complex hardware schemas that Windows XP is designed to support. Windows 98 does not have to support IOAPICs, multiple root PCI buses, multiple-processor systems, and so on. When you are dealing with these hardware schemas, rebalancing becomes risky and therefore is not implemented in Windows XP except for very specific scenarios. However, PCI devices are required to be able to share IRQs. In general, the ability to share IRQs does not prevent any hardware from working.
The Plug and Play operating system settings in the computer BIOS do not generally affect how Windows XP handles the hardware. However, Microsoft recommends that you set the Plug and Play operating system setting to No or Disabled in the computer BIOS. For information about viewing or modifying the computer BIOS settings, consult the computer documentation or contact the computer manufacturer.
Manually assigning IRQs to PCI slots in the system BIOS as a troubleshooting method may work on some non-ACPI systems that use a standard PC hardware abstraction layer (HAL), but these settings are ignored by Plug and Play in Windows if ACPI support is enabled. If you need to manually assign IRQ addresses through the BIOS to a device on an ACPI motherboard, you must reinstall Windows to force the installation to use a Standard PC HAL. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
More info can be found he'a...
True, true...
Self incrimination is a wonderful thing...
A few things:
1) Have some balls and log in.
2) My opinions here should be respected just like anyone else's. However, your views are so twisted and convoluted that there is no sense in trying to have a decent converstion.
3) It's called mod-bombing. People like you who inherently don't like Microsoft supporters like to do it. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, look it up.
4) My opinions are about as "inferior" as your toy OS. Using the Microsoft trial as leverage to somehow assist in the progress of your toy OS is pathetic. Really pathetic.
5) Vaginal jokes, eh? Wow, you're getting good. Like I said, you just might want to log in and be a man, but looks like you can't take the precious karma hit. I bet you even have karma scoring contests amongst your friends. Pathetic, your life is, really.
Half the stuff in my Hotmail box is in funny symbols due to Asian character set encoding.
or should I say employee handbook Boy, Bill's gonna be mad when he finds out that some guy by the name of "Anonymous Coward" blew my cover. I'm gonna be in some deep poo-poo now...
Ahh, the attitude of the typical RMS-worshipping CS student. Might want to take a few minutes to wash out those pizza stains from your ThinkGeek T-Shirt.
By the way, MS-Word supplies three synonyms for monopoly: domination, control, and cartel. Enjoy.
You've apparently also forgotten the judgement against Mickeysoft...
By the way, just wanted to say that makes you look really dignified. Wow, what a public speaker we have here. He can twist "Microsoft" into random words. Hoo-boy, a real genius here.
someone should tell MS that they broke the law by including IE with Windows
Just like RedHat broke the law by including Netscape or Mozilla with Linux.
Now, tell me, what $3 cut crack have you been smoking?
In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
That they contacted Pioneer 10 with two tin cans and a very long string.
Plagarism? That's preposturous! That paper was licensed under the GPL! I had every right to copy it and modify a few words here and there, as long as I made the paper available to others...
Disney CEO Michael Eisner blames Microsoft for allowing children access to rampant pornography. Through their technology cleverly named "Internet Explorer," children of all ages are easily given access to hoards of pornography. In addition, their tagline "Where do you want to go today?" has already been answered by many children to the words of "To the bathroom... I'll be right back" and "To take a long shower." This can only serve as proof that Microsoft is using pornography to corrupt little children's minds. Eisner said that the propaganda suggests to people that 'they can easily perform self-pleasure if they buy a computer with Windows XP. We must stop this travesty now.'
Who you callin' troll?
Read. Fifth paragraph down.
No matter what the advertisers say, doesn't Captain Crunch go soggy in milk really quickly? :D
I can't really tell you, but I hear that the Woz knows a thing or two about putting toothpaste in the center of Oreo® cookies.
If I had a daughter, I'd love the idea of giving her a laptop and a switch like this. All of a sudden, the idea of a "sleepover computer party" wouldn't be so gosh darn nerdy. They could stay up all night playing with Virtual Barbie or whatever is the software of the year.
Please don't. Sorry, buy guys aren't attracted to computer chicks. She'll never have a boyfriend. She'll just be referred to as 'that weird computer girl.' Just some suggestions for life.
Happened to me too, just hit refresh, it was gone. Guess MIT uses generic pages for all it's error documents.
Too bad I'm not in Ohio, sounds like a fun event to pass out Debian CDs at...
Did I mention that they make great GNU/Coasters?
I am a CS student. I think these are the best apps ever!!!
/usr/local/bin/g*
l ocal/bin/gcov@i n/genclass*b in/gftopk@n /ghostview*b in/glimpseindex@
/ usr/local/bin/gm4@o cal/bin/gnuplot@/ local/bin/gs@i n/gunzip*g vim@c at*
[cscx@whowhodilly:~]% ls
/usr/local/bin/g++@
/usr/local/bin/gcc@
/usr/
/usr/local/bin/gdb*
/usr/local/b
/usr/local/bin/gftodvi@
/usr/local/
/usr/local/bin/gftype@
/usr/local/bi
/usr/local/bin/glimpse@
/usr/local/
/usr/local/bin/glimpseserver@
/usr/local/bin/gmake@
/usr/l
/usr/local/bin/gnuplot_x11@
/usr/local/bin/gperf*
/usr/local/bin/gr*
/usr
/usr/local/bin/gtar@
/usr/local/b
/usr/local/bin/gview@
/usr/local/bin/
/usr/local/bin/gvimdiff@
/usr/local/bin/gz
/usr/local/bin/gzip*
Did I mention that RMS is GOD??
Honestly, I think you've been reading Slashdot too long and been brainwashed. Really. Here's a quote from your website: "My linux box has been up for exactly 12 days without crashing today (that beats my M$ box's record by about 5 days)." Wow - you sure are cool using that dollar-sign and all... maybe someone on /. will moderate you up for that! In all reality that's just childish behavior that I think was 'inspired' by the open source zealots that roam free here. Don't tell me you're one of those RMS-worshipping ones. Just cause something is free doesn't mean it's better.
Also I see a lot of flaws in your thinking. I don't know what the hell you're running on that laptop, but Word loads in about 1.5 seconds on my 1GHz with 256 mb of ram on WinXP. Or did you just say that to be 'cool' on /.? Also, since you're in college, you should be able to pick up any of the new Microsoft titles for $5 a pop (called the Microsoft Campus Agreement). So there goes the money argument.
As for the uptime argument, that's bullshit -- both myself and the 'linux guy' on my floor had an uptime contest. I won - Windows was up for 28 days. Lotsa complex java apps, too. Had to shut down cause I was going on vacation.
Maybe CmpE isn't the right choice for you -- if you think you're too leet for Microsoft, you fail to see the purpose of 'using the right tool for the job.' Maybe you are better suited in CS, where you need to be a 'linux d00d.'
A few choice samples:
Linux hackers from Germany and elsewhere are working on a Windows-like graphical interface for Linux PCs called KDE (for K Desktop Environment). They expect to release it this spring--free of charge.
I'm a Microsoft guy, but I distinctly remember running KDE on Slackware 3.x back in the old-skool days ('99 maybe?)
In the end, Microsoft persuaded the Parliament to continue using Windows NE for 5,000 new PCs. But the servers are already in the hands of the enemy.
I thought the NT + ME hybrid was to be called XP, not NE! As far as being "in the hands of the enemy," hey, use whatever OS fits your needs, damnit! I think whoever wrote this article (Newsweek) has some serious issues to clear up. It sounds like one of those people that "Outlook mysteriously gives them viruses."
"But they sent me the file to have my advice!!"
A first post?
Are you crazy? Compiling a new build of a browser (or downloading one for that matter) is an insane waste of time.
Flame all you want, IE gets the job done for free, nicely, and without having to recompile. Oh, and it _never_ crashes on me. Moz crashes hourly... (as did NS 4.7 just about)
Maybe if Linux didn't mount its FSes async as default, there wouldn't be such a widespread problem.
Yeah, word. Too bad I ended up reinstalling RedHat more than I ever did Windows.
Until Linux is an option in that arena (and given MS's tactics with OEMs, it will be slow going), it won't make too many grand strides.
What $3 crack have you been smoking? Your blaming Microsoft's tactics for Linux not doing well on the desktop? How about "no mainstream apps," "compiling," "mounting disks," "extremely difficult to maintain,"... and oh yeah, "It's not Windows."
Will you losers stop blaming other people and just accept the fact that "Linux sucks on the desktop for anyone other than an uber-Geek." Guess what? It will always be that way, and it will never change. Hence, Linux will never succeed on the desktop. But if you nerds want to keep your hopes up, be my guest if it brightens your day.