well, I do not know how to configure ACPI with out recompiling the kernel. go into the top level directory of your kernel source, do a make xconfig, go to the bottom of general setup enter the ACPI menu, activate everything except teh second option (somthing about the processor only) save the configuration and then do a make kpkg kernel-image <name your kernel image>
and then install the .deb file found one directoy up. however, I like to have al the control over my compile. and it is realy simple if you just remember this: go into top level source directoy for your kernel make xconfig on one line type: make dep bzImage modules modules_install cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuzTEST (or what ever else you want to name it as long as it is not plain old "vmlinuz" as that will over write your old WORKING kernel.) nano /etc/lilo.conf and go to the bottom. there you will find the list items for lilo, copy the lilo entry for yor main kernel but rather than "image=/vmlinuz" use "image= /boot/vmlinuxTEST" (or what ever you named it) and rather than "label=Linux" use "lable=Test" then save lilo.conf and run "lilo" on the comand line. it should tell you what it added to the list, and if it throws up some crap at the begining about issues with the bios...welll, I ignore them since it worked before on my bios. reboot and load the new kernel and if you do not get any kernel panics than you can safely move /boot/vmlinuzTEST to /boot/vmlinuz. after, run lilo and it will tell you that it is skiping Test (there is no longer an image for that entry) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kelland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-laptop@lists.debian.org> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 7:32 PM Subject: HP Laptop acpi > I have the acpi package installed through apt on the (knoppix) 2.4.19-xfs > kernel. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to enable it (ie create the > /proc/acpi file)? > > Thanks, > Mike > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >