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Originally posted by finegan
An additional acpi module, it'll be in 2.6.10 probably, but you can download and compile it from:
http://ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net/
Then just modprobe ibm_acpi
There is a pile of userland scripts in the "config" directory it creates, you might have to modify them a little, but for the most part you can just straight copy them into /etc/acpi
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Yes, it's in 2.6.10, I just installed that kernel. However, I'm not sure that the module is the solution here since ibm_acpi mostly allows the user to use the Fn-keys, hotswapping etc. The ACPI-patch that will make the ACPI work better in the kernel can be downloaded from
http://acpi.sourceforge.net/. These patches gets merged into the kernel.
The thing with Mandrake is that they add their own patches to the kernel source, so other patches may not work on a Mandrake source. This is one of the reasons why I switched from Mandrake to Debian (I'm now using vanilla kernels). Well, this is not a solution for everyone, so here are some suggestions (remember that I don't use Mdk anymore and don't know any specifics):
1. Try using APM instead. Pass "acpi=off apm=on" to the kernel (by changing the Lilo or Grub config file), and make sure apmd is installed (drakconfig may do this for you).
2. What I had to do on my R40 (2722-3YU) with Mandrake 10 was to log-off KDE so that I got to the display manager and then hit Fn+F4 to suspend (with APM). My screen would not resume well when I was in KDE.
3. Try the latest Mdk kernel. 2.6.3 sounds awfully old wrt. ACPI. You need at least 2.6.6. ACPI started working flawlessly for me (Debian) with 2.6.8.1. There may also be some MDK-specific ACPI patches out there.
4. Try the latest Community release - ACPI is constantly being improved.
Good luck,
/TLV