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    SubjectRe: Linux-Kernels 2.4.xx, apm & P4 issues
    Hi!

    > and my apologies for the general direction.
    >
    > I have googled on this topic, asked on discussion boards
    > and couldn't find any suitable hints.
    >
    > The problem that I encounter is happening on a mobile P4.
    > When apm is active (I've compiled it as a module in
    > both a 2.4.18 and 2.4.20 kernel) my system clock errs
    > by as much as 90 seconds in an hour. Also, I seem to
    > experience keyboard related problems (Ctrl, Alt, Shift get
    > *sticky* -excuse my wording, I can't think of a better
    > description- that is, if I press them while typing normally,
    > even though they are released physically their functionality
    > carries on. Also the cursor keys sometimes issue numbers rather
    > than cursor-movement) when apm is running.

    > The machine in question is a IBM Thinkpad R32, mobile P4 1.8GHz,
    > 512MB RAM.

    Seems that crappy apm bios takes long to execute, and interrupts are
    probably off during that. Try enabling interrupts during apm; try
    acpi.

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