Hi,
I have a Compaq 1700 (17xl470) and try to get it running on suse. I tried 8.2 and 9.0 but with both I can´t get the acpi working. I tried with acpi=force apm=off pci=nonacpi but it doesn´t want to work. I´m rather new with Linux, so I don´t know what to do anymore and don´t want to go back to XP...
Here´s what I found out till today:
My Bios seems to be on a Blacklist, but others have managed to get it running. I´d really need Battery-Status, a possibility to regulate the Prozessorspeed and it would be nice if the Machine could turn off by it self when shutting it down :)
Here some links that I found:

xtrinsic.com/geek/articles/acpi.html
zenux.net/linux/1720.html
poli.cs.vsb.cz/linux/somrak-presario-1700/
tuxmobil.org/apm_linux.html#ToC15
user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~gregorrg/compaq/presario17xl470.html

I already checked the manuals on tuxmobil but I only found one for 2.4.20 which I dont use in suse 9 and my linux-knowledge is far to bad to follow the instructions...
I really need this thing working, cause I have to write c for university on it as code from widows is not really running on the unix-machines in our institute. But without acpi I don´t see a chance to do so, cause the CPU-fan isn´t working at all (machine get´s really hot and it won´t come up any time) and I sometimes have to operate on batteries which isn´t really easy without knowing the status of your bat-pack and you cpu running on full speed all the time...

I really hope someone can help me!!!!!!
As I already mentioned my linux knowlegde isn´t to great, but I´m willing and a fast lerner if you give me a chance. but please no comments like "compile your kernel like always" cause I haven´t done it once! I dind´t even know there was something like a Kernel at all?!?!?!
I´m open for all sugestions, if a new Distribution might help I can get every one around, but a new Laptop (due to lack of money) is out of the question...

Thanks for reading (and hopefully your helping answers),
Peter

It seems not so easy with Suse :

See: www.linux-laptop.net

There are several people who tried it also with Suse 8.2 and 9

CB

I tried it with 8.2 and 9.0. Both with mainly the same result. With 8.2 at least my Machine turns off by it self, but thats all.
So I´ll have to stick with XP for some more time, and wait for the new 2.5 or 2.6 kernel...

Hello--I just saw this post from a search.

I have a Compaq 1700T that I just got ACPI working with Fedora Core 1.

You're right--our machine is on the ACPI Blacklist. That pretty much means no matter what we try, it ain't gonna work. So, I went into /usr/src/linux/devices/acpi/blacklist.c and commented out the two lines on the 1700 and recompiled the kernel. I also needed to add "acpi=force" on the kernel parameter line at boot.

I'm just digging into it, but the machine now powers off for me. The battery monitor wasn't immediately working, but I didn't notice the CPU overheating, but I wasn't really paying attention.

I wish there was more documentation on *why* this machine made the blacklist!

Best of luck! Email me if you want any more specific details.

--Ed