On 3/27/06, Teresa and Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lord Sauron wrote: > > >On 3/27/06, Teresa and Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >Extremely clever. I'll have to remeber cool tricks like that when I'm > >working with my own server... > > > > > > You can never know to much. That's for sure. I know I haven't had that > trouble yet on my end. o_O
I haven't had any troubles with that either yet. Then again... I'm nowhere near where anyone could possibly or conceivably have a problem with it. > >Yeah, but I've been using the "make install" command, so I'm not > >totally sure if what I'm doing is even effective. > > > > > > I always copy mine by hand. That way I know it is there and what it is > named. Make SURE to mount /boot before you copy that. If you installed > as the manual says, /boot is not auto mounted at boot up. mount /boot > should work. > > > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>That means you have to add it to the /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 > >>file for it to load the module when it boots. This is what my file > >>looks like: > >> > >> > > > >So I'd add something like > > > > > > > >>acpi > >> > >> > > > >? > > > > > > > > > Linux Kernel v2.6.14-gentoo-r5 Configuration > > > > ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── > > ┌───────────────────────── IBM ThinkPad Laptop Extras > > ──────────────────────────┐ > > │ > > CONFIG_ACPI_IBM: > > │ > > > > │ > > │ > > │ This is a Linux ACPI driver for the IBM ThinkPad laptops. It > > adds │ > > │ support for Fn-Fx key combinations, Bluetooth control, > > video │ > > │ output switching, ThinkLight control, UltraBay eject and > > more. │ > > │ For more information about this driver see > > <file:Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt> │ > > │ and <http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/> > > . │ > > > > │ > > │ > > │ If you have an IBM ThinkPad laptop, say Y or M > > here. │ > > > > │ > > │ > > │ Symbol: ACPI_IBM > > [=y] │ > > │ Prompt: IBM ThinkPad Laptop > > Extras │ > > │ Defined at > > drivers/acpi/Kconfig:197 │ > > │ Depends on: !X86_VOYAGER && !X86_VISWS && !IA64_HP_SIM && (IA64 > > || X86) && │ > > │ > > Location: > > │ > > │ -> Power management options (ACPI, > > APM) │ > > │ -> ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) > > Support │ > > │ -> ACPI Support (ACPI > > [=y]) │ > > > That is the help screen. I THINK the module will be called ACPI_IBM. > Someone correct me if I am wrong though. I think you take off the > CONFIG_ part. It may also need to be lowercase. Keep in mind that case > does matter in Linux. Let someone chime in on that one though. > > >>I guess I do still have my sensors as modules. Anyway, nvidia has to be > >>a module. You will see them when they load up. > >> > >> > > > >Yeah, nVidia supplies proprietary closed-source drivers, don't they? > > > > > > Yes they do. They do work pretty good though. At least they try. Some > video card people don't even do that. Wish they'd make better drivers for OS X though... none of my OS X buddies ever use nVidia cards (which are better - if you wanna argue you can talk to my GeForce 6800 anytime) because the OS X drivers make them about as good as a ATI card. Oh well... can't win 'em all I guess. -- ========== 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
