What I did to get ACPI working on my Inspiron 5100 (A22) with redhat 9 without re-compiling my kernel was: To download and in stall the new kernel 2.4.22 using the RPMS available at http://rawhide.redhat.com/ Then when rebooting I used the acpi=on as a parameter before grub loads the system. By then, I was able to see /proc/acpi files, but the battery monitor available at the gnome panel was not yet working (it crashed everytime i tried to load it). Finally, I installed ACPI watch (acpiw) available at ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/listings/0225-234.tgz just to use the "acpi_on" script which loads all necesary kernel modules. Then, I added the battery monitor to the gnome panel, and it worked fine. If you do it this way you do not have to re-compile the kernel or anything, you save time and the risk of having an unstable system (if you do not know hot to properly tweak your kernel). javier wilson pd. you can download the A22 bios update from www.dell.com and copy the file to a disk or burn the iso image to a CD usgin cdrecord and reboot. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
