> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Weier O'Phinney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 7:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: enabling apm on laptop > > > -- Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > (on Wednesday, 11 December 2002, 05:22 AM +0000): > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 10:24:01PM +0000, Simon Tod wrote: > > > I've had several different response to this problem... > > > I did run lilo after altering lilo.conf and already > > > have apmd installed - I get a 'No APM support in > > > kernel' message with this as well. > > > I don't get anywhere with the 'modprobe apm' > > > suggestions (don't know what modprobe is and can't > > > find it to install). > > > > I can't believe it wouldn't be installed. You just type > > > > modprobe apm > > > > at the command prompt. Think you have to be root. > Some of the lightweight kernels available don't have apm support > available. I know -- my first install on my wife's old laptop utilized > one of these. > > > > I don't know what kernel I have installed. Yes, I'm > > > sure that there's an easy way to find this out! > > > > uname -r > If you have a kernel ending with the characters 'bf', it's one of the > kernels without apm support. Easiest way to swap kernels is to install > one of the regular 386 series (without the bf!), and then uninstall > (apt-get remove) the old one. You'll need to reboot for the changes to > take effect. You should find that modprobe apm works now, and that apmd > finds it.
I don't think this is true. I'm running sid with 2.4bf and I was able to "apt-get install apmd" with no problems. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
