so what is the 'official' status of what kernel we should be using for Mandrake 9.0? I normally just install the latest RPM kernel build from the Mandrake mirrors and it works fine...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Williamson [mailto:aw280@;cam.ac.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 6:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Cooker] kernel-2.4.19-17 is definately broken > > > On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 20:08, Mario Vazquez wrote: > > > > > > Mine is a Dell Latitude CPi, and double check and it's not > working when > > using kernel 2.4.19-17 > > First, define "not working". > > The difference between -16mdk and -17mdk is that -17mdk uses ACPI by > default. There could be several reasons for your problem. > > Most likely, your laptop doesn't support ACPI. Easy; edit your > bootloader's config (/etc/lilo.conf if you use lilo) and add > "acpi=off" > to the boot options. Now you'll go back to using APM, the older system > that -16mdk and earlier kernels use. > > But also, you could think it's not working because you're using some > kind of utility that only supports APM power management...try > with some > ACPI tools before deciding for sure it doesn't work. > -- > adamw > >
