Hah! Think I found my problem! Correct me if I'm wrong! I just was reading some documentation using KDE Help Centre and found this thing called APMD. I tried typing "apmd" into Konsole, and it said "No APM support in kernel." Does this mean this is going to be as easy as "emerge apmd"?
On 3/24/06, Lord Sauron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/24/06, Teresa and Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gabriel Dain wrote: > > > > >>However, I don't know how to rebuild the kernel > > >> > > >> > > > > > ># cd /usr/src/linux > > Know how to do that... > > > ># make menuconfig > > I don't see a file called "menuconfig" in here. Will this work? All > I see (that looks relevant) is Makefile, include/ and kernel/ > > > ><!--- Add whatever support you need, i've never worked with ACPI, sorry > > >---> > > No clue whatsoever how to do that. I've never built a kernel before, > not on Debian, not on Red Hat, not on anything. > > > ># make && make modules_install > > What'll that do? Make and make modules_install? I don't see anything > called "modules_install" either. > > > Addition: > > > > cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage<your stuff here> > > I think mine is a i686... I think I should say that I did just take > the kernel off the live CD... I wasn't brave enough (at the time) to > build a kernel. > > > Then add it or change it in bootloader, grub is easier on this one. ;-) > > I use grup. > > > Then . . . . > > > > ># reboot > > > > > >that should do it, if support is what you need. However, this will > > >probably be more useful: > > > > > ># emerge -av acpid <!--- -av means --verbose and --ask, so you can see > > >what you're actually emerging, and have to choice no to, if you want > > >---> > > Okay... > > > >and read this for help on configuring it: > > >http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_ACPI_basic_configuration > > Did so. However, the Battery Monitor for KDE still tells me to > rebuild my kernel with this ACPI enabled, most specifically "AC > Adaptor" and "Control Method Battery," though if it'll support more > then I'd certainly love to do that. > > > >Gabriel Dain > > > > > > > > > > > > > Other than that, pretty good start. May need more help though since you > > are new to this. Welcome to Gentoo Linux. You'll get over that feeling > > of being a 'long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs' after a > > while. LOL > > I've been using Debian (Debian and Kubuntu) for the past 5 months or > so to build my skills to the point that I can squeak through Gentoo > with only minor injuries : ) I'm also in that odd area of learning > C++ where I'm not ultra-good, but I'm not clueless, either : ) So > eventually I'll be attempting to interrogate all of you about these > fascinating bash scripts. > > Even so, I'm really loving Gentoo.... it leaves a smaller memory > footprint than even Debian! Coming from ten years of Windows use, > that's like... going to heaven without having to die, really. > > Thanks for your help. I'll try and see if I can get this to work the easy > way. > > Also, emerge now tells me that I have 19 config files in /etc to be > updated. How would I go about doing that? emerge --help config > confused me more than anything else (that was what emerge reccommended > I do). > > -- > ========== GCv3.12 ========== > GCS d-(++) s+: a? C++ UL+>++++ P+ > L++ E--- W+(+++) N++ o? K? w--- O? M+ > V? PS- PE+ Y-(--) PGP- t+++ 5? X R tv-- b+ > DI+++ D+ G e* h- !r !y > ========= END GCv3.12 ======== > -- ========== GCv3.12 ========== GCS d-(++) s+: a? C++ UL+>++++ P+ L++ E--- W+(+++) N++ o? K? w--- O? M+ V? PS- PE+ Y-(--) PGP- t+++ 5? X R tv-- b+ DI+++ D+ G e* h- !r !y ========= END GCv3.12 ======== -- [email protected] mailing list
