On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 09:40, Praedor Atrebates wrote: > ...> > > For some reason that I have no idea, the laptop power management applet > > doesn't work and it gives the message: > > "Your computer seems to have a partial ACPI installation. Probably ACPI > > was enabled, but some of the sub-options were not enabled - you need to > > enable at least 'AC Adaptor' and 'Control Method Battery' and rebuild > > your kernel"
klaptop is looking for an older version of ACPI's /proc interface, you need to update it. > [...] > > I have run into the same thing with kernel-2.4.21pre4-10mdk. I built it with > all ACPI enabled as you did but I get the same message and no power > management. It did work for me with the stock 9.0 kernel (not the -24mdk > upgrade which I haven't installed on it). My laptop is an IBM Thinkpad. > > I tried recompiling 3 times, making sure I selected the appropriate ACPI > entries. It appears to affect battery and AC power monitoring. > > praedor I recommend that you both find or start mailing lists for your specific notebook models, a la [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the meantime, go to the documentation site at http://returntonature.com/linux/phpwiki and read up on the ACPI issues, they're not Sony specific. In short, ACPI support is beta, a moving target, and largely required. If you're looking for complete stability and functionality on a ACPI-only laptop, Linux isn't there yet. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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