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diff --git a/docs/misc/index.md b/docs/misc/index.md index 8329d459..55f24856 100644 --- a/docs/misc/index.md +++ b/docs/misc/index.md @@ -1,25 +1,12 @@ -% Miscellaneous - -- [High Pitched Whining Noise on Idle (how to remove in Debian or - Devuan)](#debian_powertop) - -- [High Pitched Whining Noise on Idle (how to remove in - Parabola)](#high_pitch_parabola) -- [X60/T60: Serial port - how to use (for dock owners)](#serial) -- [Power Management Beeps on Thinkpads](#powerbeeps) -- [Using diff and patch](patch.html) -- [Finetune backlight control on intel gpu's](#backlight%20control) -- [Get EDID: Find out the name (model) of your LCD - panel](#get_edid_panelname) -- [How to enable EHCI debugging on the BeagleBone - Black](bbb_ehci.html) -- [e1000e driver trouble shooting (Intel NICs)](#e1000-hang) - -High Pitched Whining Noise on Idle (how to remove in Debian or Devuan) {#debian_powertop} +--- +title: Miscellaneous +x-toc-enable: true +... + +High Pitched Whining Noise on Idle in Debian or Devuan ====================================================================== -Start powertop automatically at boot time {#debian_powertop_autostart} ------------------------------------------ +Start powertop automatically at boot time. Included with libreboot is a script called 'powertop.debian'. Run this as root and it will setup powertop to run with --auto-tune at boot @@ -33,9 +20,7 @@ If powertop doesn't work, another way (reduces battery life slightly) is to add *processor.max\_cstate=2* to the *linux* line in grub.cfg, using [this guide](../gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html). -[Back to top of page](#pagetop) - -High Pitched Whining Noise on Idle (how to remove in Parabola) {#high_pitch_parabola} +High Pitched Whining Noise on Idle in Parabola ============================================================== The following removes most of the noise. It reduces what is a high @@ -87,9 +72,7 @@ If powertop doesn't work, another way (reduces battery life slightly) is to add *processor.max\_cstate=2* to the *linux* line in grub.cfg, using [this guide](../gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html). -[Back to top of page](#pagetop) - -X60/T60: Serial port - how to use (for dock owners) {#serial} +X60/T60: Serial port - how to use (for dock owners) =================================================== For the Thinkpad X60 you can use the **"UltraBase X6"** dock (for the @@ -230,7 +213,7 @@ Disable or enable beeps when battery is low: A reboot is required, for these changes to take effect. -Get EDID: Find out the name (model) of your LCD panel {#get_edid_panelname} +Get EDID: Find out the name (model) of your LCD panel ===================================================== Get the panel name with **sudo get-edid | strings**\ @@ -250,7 +233,7 @@ If neither of these options work (or they are unavailable), physically removing the LCD panel is an option. Usually, there will be information printed on the back. -e1000e driver trouble shooting (Intel NICs) {#e1000-hang} +e1000e driver trouble shooting (Intel NICs) =========================================== Example error, ¿may happen on weird and complex routing schemes(citation @@ -275,7 +258,7 @@ across subnets on the same interface (NIC). More information, including logs, can be found on [this page](https://notabug.org/libreboot/libreboot/issues/23). -USB keyboard wakeup on GM45 laptops {#usb_keyboard_gm45} +USB keyboard wakeup on GM45 laptops =================================== Look at resources/scripts/helpers/misc/libreboot\_usb\_bugfix diff --git a/docs/misc/patch.md b/docs/misc/patch.md deleted file mode 100644 index 296a5853..00000000 --- a/docs/misc/patch.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,99 +0,0 @@ -% Diff and patch - -This is just a quick guide for reference, use 'man' to know more. - -[Back to index](./) - -Apply a patch -============= - -To apply a patch to a single file, do that in it's directory: - - $ patch < foo.patch - -Assuming that the patch is distributed in unified format identifying the -file the patch should be applied to, the above will work. Otherwise: - - $ patch foo.txt < bar.patch - -You can apply a patch to an entire directory, but note the "p level". -What this means is that inside patch files will be the files that you -intend to patch, identified by path names that might be different when -the files ane located on your own computer instead of on the computer -where the patch was created. 'p' level instructs the 'patch' utility -to ignore parts of the path name to identify the files correctly. -Usually a p level of 1 will work, so you would use: - - $ patch -p1 < baz.patch - -Change to the top level directory before running this. If a patch level -of 1 cannot identify the files to patch, then inspect the patch file for -file names. For example:\ -**/home/user/do/not/panic/yet.c** - -and you are working in a directory that contains panic/yet.c, use: - - $ patch -p5 < baz.patch - -You usually count one up for each path separator (forward slash) removed -from the beginning of the path, until you are left with a path that -exists in the current working directory. The count is the p level. - -Removing a patch using the -R flag - - $ patch -p5 -R < baz.patch - -Create a patch with diff -======================== - -Diff can create a patch for a single file: - - $ diff -u original.c new.c > original.patch - -For diff'ing a source tree: - - $ cp -R original new - -Do whatever you want in new/ and then diff it: - - $ diff -rupN original/ new/ > original.patch - -git diff -======== - -git is something special. - -Note: this won't show new files created. - -Just make whatever changes you want to a git clone and then: - - $ git diff > patch.git - -Note the git revision that you did this with: - - $ git log - -Alternatively (better yet), commit your changes and then use: - $ git format-patch -N -Replace N with the number of commits that you want to show. - -git apply -========= - -it really is. - -Now to apply that patch in the future, just git clone it again and do -with the git revision you found from above: - - $ git reset --hard REVISIONNUMBER - -Now put patch.git in the git clone directory and do: - - $ git apply patch.git - -If you use a patch from git format-patch, then use **git am patch.git** -instead of **git apply patch.git**. git-am will re-create the commits -aswell, instead of just applying the patch. - -Copyright © 2014, 2015 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org>\ -This page is available under the [CC BY SA 4.0](../cc-by-sa-4.0.txt) |