Re: ACPI test kernels?

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Nope, you need the latest ACPI patches. THe ACPI subsystem is (was?)
broken.

On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 16:07, Florin Andrei wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 15:14, James Ralston wrote:
> > Are there any unsupported kernel RPMs available that...
> > 
> >     1.  support ACPI
> >     2.  work with RHL9 with a minimal of package upgrades
> > 
> > The Dell Latitude D600 laptop has absolutely no APM support
> > whatsoever; everything is ACPI.  I can live without being able to
> > suspend, but not knowing the battery discharge rate (and thus not
> > knowing how much longer I can go before having to either shutdown or
> > find a power outlet) is a big PITA...
> 
> Well, you could get the kernel...src.rpm, tweak it and rebuild it. I did
> it a couple of times, not for ACPI, and it's actually quite
> straightforward once you learn the ropes.
> ACPI is disabled in the RH kernel, you only need to change that setting
> in a config.
> 
> -- 
> Florin Andrei
> 
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