From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1FO4SA-00007P-Og for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:01:07 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.5) with SMTP id k2S30Jap029603; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:00:19 GMT Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.192]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k2S2tKTN006080 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:55:21 GMT Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id x3so1438969nzd for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:55:20 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=S7GwQ6FQFP/yc2cG579HP77xRqsnMugFcu9c0iK/uN2HobEm0lzSnFYSedjZ83qm2AjMBS1eQmrrhMUe1WMWPkaP/ZQdM7fAQ5NsNoIE5/MJPZLHFWw1SeYCu3Pv6XwvPbeEQnDIzt09gqpXyGxeORlCrKYOXMSmBX/bGCX2JUk= Received: by 10.36.251.80 with SMTP id y80mr16900nzh; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:55:20 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.36.154.7 with HTTP; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:55:20 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:55:20 -0800 From: "Lord Sauron" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New To Gentoo and Emerge, No ACPI in Kernel In-Reply-To: <44289F8B.4030804@vista-express.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Disposition: inline References: <8c7713390603261520m1ee275f8n@mail.gmail.com> <8c7713390603261718l734a4ea0p@mail.gmail.com> <44276D66.6060103@vista-express.com> <44282B49.50709@vista-express.com> <44289F8B.4030804@vista-express.com> X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by robin.gentoo.org id k2S2tKTN006080 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by robin.gentoo.org id k2S30Jb9029603 X-Archives-Salt: 10983d19-c511-40e4-bad6-d77905b78a42 X-Archives-Hash: ba8251ec55ec4b608ae437ffb8d4f1c7 On 3/27/06, Teresa and Dale wrote: > Lord Sauron wrote: > > >On 3/27/06, Teresa and Dale 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 tha= t > 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 installe= d > 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 > > =80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80= =80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80= =80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80= =80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80 > > =82=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80= =80=80=80 IBM ThinkPad Laptop Extras > > =80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80=80= =80=80=80=83 > > =81 > > CONFIG_ACPI_IBM: > > =81 > > > > =81 > > =81 > > =81 This is a Linux ACPI driver for the IBM ThinkPad laptops. It > > adds =81 > > =81 support for Fn-Fx key combinations, Bluetooth control, > > video =81 > > =81 output switching, ThinkLight control, UltraBay eject and > > more. =81 > > =81 For more information about this driver see > > =81 > > =81 and > > . =81 > > > > =81 > > =81 > > =81 If you have an IBM ThinkPad laptop, say Y or M > > here. =81 > > > > =81 > > =81 > > =81 Symbol: ACPI_IBM > > [=3Dy] =81 > > =81 Prompt: IBM ThinkPad Laptop > > Extras =81 > > =81 Defined at > > drivers/acpi/Kconfig:197 =81 > > =81 Depends on: !X86_VOYAGER && !X86_VISWS && !IA64_HP_SIM && (IA= 64 > > || X86) && =81 > > =81 > > Location: > > =81 > > =81 -> Power management options (ACPI, > > APM) =81 > > =81 -> ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) > > Support =81 > > =81 -> ACPI Support (ACPI > > [=3Dy]) =81 > > > 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 cas= e > 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. Som= e > 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. -- =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D GCv3.12 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D GCS d-(++) s+: a? C++ UL+>++++ P+ L++ E--- W+(+++) N++ o? K? w--- O? M+ V? PS- PE+ Y-(--) PGP- t+++ 5? 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