On 22-Nov-2002 Terry Lambert wrote: > Donn Miller wrote: >> ACPI works pretty well on my HP Pavilion Notebook. But is it possible >> to get the apm saver (apm_saver.ko) to work with ACPI? From what I >> understand, acpi is a superset of apm, and is able to provide some >> emulation of apm functionality. So, by this principle, shouldn't >> apm_saver work with acpi? > > APM and ACPI are mutually exclusive. > > A similar question to yours might be: > > "I had a Toyota Corolla, and I've traded it in on a Mack > Semi Tractor; can I use the floor mats from my Corolla > in the new Semi?" > > 8-). > > Someone needs to write an "acpi_saver.ko".
No, they need to write a dpms_saver.ko instead. :) acpi doesn't really have the same functionality as far as screen blanking IIRC. -- John Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
