No power?

Score · 11-07-2006, 11:54 AM

I installed aLinux, previousley known as Peanut Linux.

The first thing that happens when I log in is that a pop-up messages tells me I am out of battery! And then the computer shuts down!

And that is more or less frustrating cause I am not even using a laptop, and my power cable is for sure well plugged in.

I guess maybe this problem is related to KDE more than the distro.

Is there someway I can kill this message before it comes, or even before I sign in?

matthewg42 · 11-07-2006, 12:02 PM

When you get to the boot prompt, try typing "linux acpi=off " (without the quotes).

farslayer · 11-07-2006, 12:06 PM

Disable power management at boot till you figure out the problem.

at the boot prompt try entering apm=off acpi=off

http://tuxmobil.org/apm_linux.html

Looks like the system just isn't getting ANY data back from the sensors so it thinks it's not plugged in and the battery is dead, and it forces a shutdown.

Score · 11-07-2006, 01:01 PM

Just to be sure, how do I enter that boot prompt.

I need to come to the command line or what?

Thanks for answers so far!

shaman66 · 11-07-2006, 01:38 PM

if youre using grub then if you see the grub boot list highlight your kernel and press e (for edit).
Edit the line where You have path to Your kernel at the end of the line.

Hope it helps

matthewg42 · 11-07-2006, 02:04 PM

This should help: http://www.nongnu.org/lpi-manuals/lp...l/ch02s05.html