OK! I'll do upgrade(I'm dloading 2.6.1 now) But there are some success stories around including this: http://boshoff.za.net/linux/archives/cat_kernel.html
--- Aryan Ameri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 11 January 2004 18:11, ocean wrote: > > --- Aryan Ameri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi there: > > > > > > Patching 2.4.20 with acpi? IIRC the acpi patch > was > > > merged in to 2.4.23, > > > or 2.4.22. Don't remember which one, but I am > > > running 2.4.23 with ACPI > > > enabled, and it's working like a charm. Try > 2.4.24, > > > it should have acpi > > > support. Or better is to run 2.6.1, because acpi > > > support in 2.6 is much > > > better than 2.4 > > > > > > Theoricaly you should be able to patch your > 2.4.20 > > > with acpi, but > > > adimtedly I didn't read your email fully to see > what > > > is making the > > > problem in your case. > > > > Oh please do! > > > > > However, is there any reason > > > that you are running > > > 2.4.20? (Ruuning Libranet?) it's a pretty old > kernel > > > now with many > > > known security holes. > > > > I'm running a RH9 at this moment. and I'm planning > to > > upgrade after the exams but would like to have an > acpi > > supported kernel temporarily. > > > Dude! acpi is a pretty big patch. The version that > you are trying to > patch, might simply be out-of-sync with 2.4.20. > > I fail to see how upgrading a kernel is harder than > patching an old > kernel. > > Run 2.4.24 pal, or better yet 2.6.1. It's much > smoother than trying to > apply a HUGE patch to an OLD kernel. > > Cheers > > > > > > > On Sunday 11 January 2004 13:14, ocean wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > I've been patching my kernel with acpi support > for > > > > laptop and have succeeded except in one thing: > > > > > > Loading > > > > > > > ACPI related modules automatically at > startup(ac.o > > > > button.o fan.o battery.o processor.o) though I > can > > > > probe them using /sbin/modprobe ac... > > > > Kernel version 2.4.20-8acpi > > > > I googled around but in vain. Confed > modules.conf > > > > adding probeall and aliases but in vain.(the > > > > > > system > > > > > > > hung at starting atd:. > > > > Someone pointed out something about adding a > few > > > > > > lines > > > > > > > an rc.d file but wasn't reliable so didn't try > it! > > > > Conf of rc.sysinit seems hard. > > > > What conf or init files should I manipulate to > get > > > > them loaded at system's initiallization? > > > > I have the so-called modules in > > > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/drivers/acpi/ac.o > > > > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/drivers/acpi/.ac.o.flags > > > > .. > > > > > /lib/modules/2.4.20-8acpi/kernel/drivers/acpi/ac.o > > > > .. > > > > output of /sbin/lsmod after manual probe > > > > > > > > ppp_deflate 4504 0 (autoclean) > > > > zlib_deflate 21400 0 (autoclean) > > > > [ppp_deflate] > > > > ppp_async 9440 0 (autoclean) > > > > ppp_generic 24444 0 (autoclean) > > > > [ppp_deflate ppp_async] > > > > slhc 6756 0 (autoclean) > > > > [ppp_generic] > > > > hsfmc97ali 46308 0 (autoclean) > > > > hsfserial 33064 0 (autoclean) > > > > [hsfmc97ali] > > > > hsfengine 1194048 0 (autoclean) > > > > [hsfserial] > > > > hsfosspec 53792 2 (autoclean) > > > > [hsfmc97ali hsfserial hsfengine] > > > > hsfsoar 51240 0 (autoclean) > > > > [hsfmc97ali] > > > > battery 7936 0 (unused) > > > > fan 2816 0 (unused) > > > > button 3788 0 (unused) > > > > ac 3104 0 (unused) > > > > thermal 9856 0 (unused) > > > > processor 12440 0 [thermal] > > > > udf 98400 0 (autoclean) > > > > sr_mod 18168 2 (autoclean) > > > > trident 33652 2 (autoclean) > > > > ac97_codec 13640 0 (autoclean) > > > > > > [trident] > > > > > > > pcigame 2952 0 (autoclean) > > > > > > [trident] > > > > > > > gameport 3364 0 (autoclean) > > > > > > [pcigame] > > > > > > > soundcore 6404 2 (autoclean) > > > > > > [trident] > > > > > > > autofs 13268 0 (autoclean) > > > > > > (unused) > > > > > > > natsemi 19552 1 > > > > ipt_REJECT 3928 6 (autoclean) > > > > iptable_filter 2412 1 (autoclean) > > > > ip_tables 15096 2 [ipt_REJECT > > > > iptable_filter] > > > > ide-scsi 12208 1 > > > > scsi_mod 107160 2 [sr_mod > ide-scsi] > > > > ide-cd 35676 0 > > > > cdrom 33728 0 [sr_mod > ide-cd] > > > > keybdev 2976 0 (unused) > > > > mousedev 5492 1 > > > > input 5888 0 [keybdev > > > > > > mousedev] > > > > > > > hid 11768 0 (unused) > > > > usb-uhci 26316 0 (unused) > > > > ehci-hcd 19976 0 (unused) > > > > usbcore 78816 1 [hid usb-uhci > > > > ehci-hcd] > > > > ext3 70784 4 > > > > jbd 51892 4 [ext3] > > > > > > > > output of /etc/modules.conf > > > > > > > > alias eth0 natsemi > > > > alias usb-controller ehci-hcd > > > > alias usb-controller1 usb-uhci > > > > alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394 > > > > alias sound-slot-0 trident > > > > post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal > -f > > > > /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || : > > > > pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f > > > > /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || : > > > > alias /dev/ttySHSF[0-9]* /dev/ttySHSF > > > > alias /dev/modem /dev/ttySHSF > > > > alias char-major-240 /dev/ttySHSF > > > > alias /dev/cuaHSF[0-9]* /dev/ttySHSF > > > > alias char-major-241 /dev/ttySHSF > > > > options hsfserial serialmajor=240 > calloutmajor=241 > > > > alias char-major-242 hsfosspec > > > > alias /dev/hsfdiag hsfosspec > > > > alias /dev/hsfdiag* /dev/hsfdiag > > > > alias char-major-243 /dev/hsfdiag > > > > > > > > options hsfosspec dcpmajor=242 diagmajor=243 > > > > probeall /dev/ttySHSF hsfpcibasic2 hsfmc97ich > > > > hsfmc97via hsfmc97ali > > > > probeall hsfserial hsfpcibasic2 hsfmc97ich > > > > > > hsfmc97via > > > > > > > hsfmc97ali > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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