Laurent Canet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:06:20 +0200 > Xavier Maillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Did anybody try to compile such a kernel for this laptop model ? > > > > I am going nuts trying to find out what option to activate, what > > not etc... > > > > I would be interested in having a .config for my model, anybody ? > > > > Another question; is ACPI support in this kernel enough to use it > > in place of the APM ? > > > > Which inspiron model ? there are plenty of different laptop called > like these.
Yep my bad, it is a Inspiron 4100 model. > There is a "Dell Laptop Support" (CONFIG_I8K) option that enables > some dell-specific managment options (such as fan speed, temp, bios > version and battery status). It is intended for inspiron 8XXX, but > could work on some other models. Userland access tools are > debian-packaged (i8kutils) I know that ;) > Some of this features are redundant with ACPI. ACPI should work > properly on recent inspiron models although some of these would need > a DSDT table modification (see > http://www.cpqlinux.com/acpi-howto.html). on newer systems, some > features are only available with ACPI, since APM is now considered > obsolete APM, obsolete ? It is far from being obsolete here :) I mean ACPI is so bad supported for my model, I can't imagine letting it down. If I had time, I would have made my own DDST table but it is painfull :) > For other hardware (ethernet, wifi, video, modem, etc) it's quite > different between inspiron models. Indeed. zeDek -- "Ach so. *Deinem* Buch ist also zu entnehmen, wie es sich in Wirklichkeit tatsächlich verhält. Wenn das mal kein Sendungs- bewußtsein ist." "Es ist Sendungsbewusstsein." Norbert Harry Marzahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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