ACPI it's not just for laptops.

**JockVSJock** · 08-17-2003, 10:11 PM

Don't mean to take over this thread, but I've downloaded and installed kernel 2.4.21-acpi.zip.

I installed it but when I use uname -a or uname -r, it still shows the older version.

I've never done this before, and I'm not sure where to start to troubleshoot this.

thanks

**rickenbacherus** · 08-18-2003, 01:19 AM

Sounds like you just need to get LILO set up correctly. Post it please.

Don't mean to take over this thread, but I've downloaded and installed kernel 2.4.21-acpi.zip.

Nah- that's what this post is about- acpi.

**JockVSJock** · 08-18-2003, 04:19 AM

Thanks for your help, and thank goodness for IRC.

**phoneutria** · 08-19-2003, 08:42 PM

The installation worked very well here with kernel 2.4.21-xfs, but now I cannot use my AES encrypted file via loopback anymore. When trying to mount, I get an "ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Das Argument ist ungültig".

Does anyone know a solution?

**rickenbacherus** · 08-19-2003, 09:55 PM

From the README from loop-AES-v1.7

You have to have a kernel version specific loop.o module in /boot for each kernel you intend to use.

Sorry I can't really be of much help here tho as I don't use encrypted filesystems. Looks to me as thoiugh you just need to build a new loop.o to match your new kernel.

**arthur** · 09-11-2003, 05:24 PM

First of all, thanks so much for your post!

That is what I call support

Anyway, before I start pestering any of you with my problems, I have to say that I use a Samsung X10 Centrino laptop, for which ACPI instructions were provided here:

http://gaugusch.at/kernel.shtml

Since you provide instructions for an existing kernel:
what should I do, follow your directions or the ones provided in the page above?.

How do I apply a patch to a kernel, just in case you advise me to do that?.

Regards,

Arthur

**Henk Poley** · 09-14-2003, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by arthur

How do I apply a patch to a kernel, just in case you advise me to do that?

I guess you have found out by now, but anyways. Invoke the following command in the dir you want to patch:
patch -p0 < foobar.patch

You will need to enter -p1 for 2.6 kernels

**jtsai256** · 10-01-2003, 11:59 PM

Hello,
I found this forum very helpful, however I'm having difficulty with your instructions. I followed everything up to

uname -r

and it says 2.4.21-acpi.
I looked at the acpi.log file, and everything's fine.
However, when I input:

apt-get install acpid

I get the response

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package acpid

I tried the acpi -V command and that doesn't seem to work. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for helping me out.

Strangely enough I have battery function up and running, but I have no sound. I'm running Knoppix 3.3 on a Toshiba 5005-s504

**rickenbacherus** · 10-02-2003, 01:25 AM

Originally Posted by jtsai256

However, when I input:

apt-get install acpid

I get the response

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package acpid

I tried the acpi -V command and that doesn't seem to work. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for helping me out.

If the acpid (acpi daemon) package can't be found then perhaps your /etc/apt/sources.list needs to be updated? You can always just go get it from debain.org and install it with dpkg or mc. You did do apt-get update right? Note that acpid is not the same thing as acpi.

It isn't absolutely essential that you have acpi installed either. It's just an easier way to look at the info in /proc/acpi. It has no bering on the functionality of the acpi patched kernel. Until you install it tho- acpi -V certainly won't work.

Strangely enough I have battery function up and running, but I have no sound. I'm running Knoppix 3.3 on a Toshiba 5005-s504

What kind of soundcard? lspci Alot of Toshibas use Yamaha cards that are SB compatible. Have you set up alsa?

/etc/init.d/alsa-autoconfig

What does lsmod tell you? On my Toshiba I was able to get the ASLA drivers to work. But I installed the latest ALSA drivers and compiled them myself. It's very easy to do. The card is a Yamaha OPL3SA2. I found it very handy to also install alsaconfig. It will help you set all the I/O addresses, IRQ, DMA, etc.
Have a look in your BIOS and see what is available for settings regarding the soundcard.

**janmartin3** · 11-18-2003, 01:49 AM

Hi,

will you update your greate way to silence the fans to 2003-11-14 version of knoppix?
The fan of my notebook really drives me crazy.

Thanks,
JanMartin