How to get ACPI working for debian sarge

linuxmandrake · 09-23-2005, 07:10 PM

So how would i setup aACPI so i can use the power saving features like suspend hard drives etc

SlackerLX · 09-25-2005, 04:47 AM

If you use Gnome with Debian:
Menu=>Desktop Preferences=>Advanced=>Screensaver=>Advanced=>Display Power Management
Checkbox "Power Management Enabled"

linuxmandrake · 09-25-2005, 02:47 PM

I use KDE. So what do I have to do? Cant i suspend hard drives and put the system into standby mode like in windows

SlackerLX · 09-26-2005, 09:37 AM

Open KDE Control Centre and look for Power Management. On laptop I use KDE too.
It's like so:
Menu=>Control Centre=>Power Control=>ACPI config

linuxmandrake · 09-27-2005, 11:19 AM

it says i have a partial acpi installation ???

SlackerLX · 09-27-2005, 11:24 AM

Bluntly put: install ACPI packages and then try configuration

linuxmandrake · 09-27-2005, 11:29 AM

Your computer seems to have a partial ACPI installation. ACPI was probably enabled, but some of the sub-options were not - you need to enable at least 'AC Adaptor' and 'Control Method Battery' and then rebuild your kernel. If i rebuild my kernel would I use the same sources

mathio · 09-29-2006, 09:20 AM

Same problem here but with Gentoo.
I followed all Gentoo instructions at gentoo.org/doc/en/power-management-guide.xml to enable acpi and other power saving features but I failed

SlackerLX · 09-29-2006, 09:46 AM

That could be also BIOS related solution. Check your power settings in BIOS

mathio · 10-02-2006, 12:06 PM

My laptop Compaq Armada has no battery settings in BIOS :-/
But when there was Windows XP installed the battery indicator was working. Only now in Gentoo it doesnt work.

But I found the problem (or at least I think so). I am supposed to allow one option in kernel - 'AC Adaptor' and 'Control Method Battery'. I enabled the first one, but there is no such option like 'Control Method Battery' in kernel (make menuconfig).

mathio · 10-05-2006, 05:41 AM

Anyone has any ide what to do, when the option I am supposed to check ('Control Method Battery') is not in the kernel menu?

As far as I know it doesnt have any prerequirements.
Or maybe upgrading a kernel would work? (I am currently using kernel 2.6.17-r7.)

SlackerLX · 10-06-2006, 02:19 AM

I know it's a bit out of subject, but....
Not long ago I switched from Slackware to Novell SuSE Linux and I couldn't be happier, because everything works as a dwarven clockwork. And considering that SUSE in 1994 branched from Slackware, I don't consider the switch as "betrayal"

OK, on subject, I use on my Laptop IBM R50e Novell SUSE 10.1 and all, but all the components in KDE are just working perfect. Batteries and sensors and all the rest of the cr#p

Consider that.

mathio · 10-07-2006, 08:47 AM

No way I'm gonna switch from my Gentoo... I just need to get that battery indicator working

mathio · 10-08-2006, 05:29 AM

Okay, my fault

I forgot to update my kernel in /boot after recompiling it and that caused this problem. Im sorry for wasting your time by my mistakes... Thank you all for help.

cferron · 01-26-2008, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mathio

Okay, my fault

I forgot to update my kernel in /boot after recompiling it and that caused this problem.

How do you update your kernel in /boot?

I'm on slackware, does the traditional
make
make install
make modules_install

do the trick?

Can't get this stupid ACPI to work. It worked in the past, but now it is broken

I'm on slack 12 latest kernel. Laptop is a toshiba...

Claude