Oops ! This link no longer appears to exist ! :-(
Used the cached copy from Google...
I have read it now, just tells me he has the same trouble as me !!! :-(
This definitely used to work with this laptop, back about Mandrake 6.0 days.
Did find the following on a SuSE mailing list:
APM on Acer Notebooks
Applies to
Kernel: Version 2.2.x
Request:
You like to use APM on your Acer Notebook.
Procedure before SuSE Linux 6.3:
You need to apply the following patch to the kernelsources (for kernel 2.2.x):
--- apm.c.orig Fri Jan 15 07:57:25 1999
+++ apm.c Mon Jun 28 14:36:29 1999
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@
__va((unsigned long)0x40 << 4));
_set_limit((char *)&gdt[APM_40 >> 3], 4095 - (0x40 << 4));
- apm_bios_entry.offset = apm_bios_info.offset;
+ apm_bios_entry.offset = apm_bios_info.offset & 0xffff;
apm_bios_entry.segment = APM_CS;
set_base(gdt[APM_CS >> 3],
__va((unsigned long)apm_bios_info.cseg << 4));
Then just recompile the kernel as described in APM - Advanced Power Management
(http://www.suse.de/sdb/de/html/apm.html)
Procedure since SuSE Linux 6.3:
Since SuSE Linux 6.3 this patch is already included in our kernel. Install the kernel
with APM-support and set the kernel-parameter apm=acertm5 at the bootprompt:
LILO: linux apm=acertm5
Owen
On Monday 28 Jan 2002 2:40 pm, you wrote:
> Did you read :
>
> http://odin.prohosting.com/~extensa/
>
> ??
>
> OS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > It's an Acer Extensa 670CDT
> >
> > On Thursday 24 Jan 2002 1:26 pm, you wrote:
> >> What kind of laptop exactly ?
