Hi Paul, I wrote *a* recipe to get acpi working on dell:
--------------------------------------------------------- Downloaded linux-2.6.13.4.tar.gz from kernel.org to /usr/src # cd /usr/src # tar -zxvf linux-2.6.13.4.tar.gz Downloaded acpi patch acpi-20050902-2.6.13.diff.bz2 from acpi.sourceforge.net to /usr/src/ # cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.13 # bunzip2 -c ../acpi-20050902-2.6.13.diff.bz2 | patch -p1 Configure the kernel # make xconfig - disable unneeded stuff - disable DRM (error /driver/char/drm.o and errors on drm in general) - enable 'software suspend' (duh!) - choose your processor - disable 'hot-keys generic' - disable 'generic x86' - do not forget to enable PCMCIA <SAVE> HERE GOES (might take 1.5 hour) # make-kpkg -rev dell.1 kernel_image OK, the deb image is 1 directory up # dpkg --install ../kernel-image-2.6.13.4_dell.1_i386.deb lets create initrd # mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.13.4 2.6.13.4 Add kernel commands for suspend in swap partition to the kernel line, the menu.list file in /boot/grup. (added line with initrd.img-2.6.13.4 and to the kernel line suspend=/dev/hdc5 pm=/dev/hdc5 Notice hdc5 is a swap partition, when you use another partition, you should (CRITICAL!!!) replace with your swap partition. (the swap partition can be found in /etc/fstab, search for line with 'swap') -- title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.13.4 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.13.4 root=/dev/hdc6 ro resume=/dev/hdc5 pmdisk=/dev/hdc5 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.13.4 savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.13.4 (recovery mode) root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.13.4 root=/dev/hdc6 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.13.4 savedefault boot -- c'est tout Greetings Rob On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:26:38 -0600 gabaod gabaod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello i have a dell inspirion 700m > kernel 2.6.11.12 <http://2.6.11.12> debian 1:3.3.5-13 > kde version 44 > kde base 3.3.2-1 > acpid 1.0.4-1 > I have not yet installed acpi, since im running stable, and havent had > time to be around an internet connection on laptop to install that pkg. > But this is the scenario. > I turn on laptop, login, run 'startx' and during the 'initializing > peripherals' startup part.. it goes to a black screen stating Stopping > tasks: =================== > and it fails on stopping mysql for some reason.. Ill figure that out > later.. > then it goes back to the startup screen for kde and logs in fine. > Now if i manual stop mysql '/etc/init.d/mysql stop' before running 'startx' > it goes to black screen Stopping Tasks: and i quickly see something about > eth1 suspend and my screen goes blank on me. No keys will wake it up, and my > only option is hitting power button which halts the laptop and have to > re-power it on. > Now i noticed when i have mysql running.. and do do a echo 1 > > /proc/acpi/sleep It does the EXACT same thing as previously, so obviously > somewhere kde is wanting to put my laptop into some sort of sleep mode upon > startup. > Any idea where to look to find out where that setting is defined to not > have it start in a sleep state? also why can I not wake up the laptop? only > thing I can presume is its trying S3 state, since thats only one ive found > that my laptop doesnt support. All ACPI/suspend stuff is hard-compiled into > a custom kernel, i have not installed acpi or suspend2 packages as of this > time. > Mainly just wanting help on how to control ACPI, would love to get > hibernation, suspend to work on the laptop, and most of the HOWTOs im > finding are how to install them.. but nothing about how to control them > except for a manual 'echo' cmd. > and one last thing.. in my dmesg output, i do see this: > PM: Readomg swsusp image. > swsusp: Resume From Partition /dev/hda16 > <3>swsusp: Suspend partition has wrong signature? > swsusp: Error -22 resuming > hda16 is my /home dir, and i know i set that in the kernel .config file.. i > remember reading something that i need to create a flat file container or > something for that to work, but cant find any reference as how to get that > part to work as well, and maybe thats whats causing kde to sleep on startup? > not sure. > btw im pretty new to the whole gui and laptop side of debian so i might > just be missing something simple in some window in kde, just have kde on to > web program locally, mainly know the server side stuff via shell :) > thanks. > -paul > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
