ACPI yes/no question

randomsel · 11-06-2006, 10:55 AM

ACPI enabled in the machine (compaq armada 1750)
ACPI detected by the kernel (2.6.17.13)
dmesg ACPI | grep ... yep, it's there
kill -9 acpid
cat /proc/acpi/event
pressed power button, lid button, plugged/unplugged AC cable
...
no events seen on screen...
...
pc fans do not activate even when hot...

Question:
Should I dissable ACPI?

Not so yes/no...
Given that on the same machine running win2k, ACPI is detected, should I try to get ACPI working, or is APM good enough?

Caeda · 11-06-2006, 01:06 PM

Fan's don't run? No screen events? That should be sign enough not to kill acpi.

randomsel · 11-06-2006, 01:19 PM

woops, sorry, english sintax engine not responding...

after killing acpi I do:
cat /proc/acpi/event
and then try different things (power button, AC power plug) to see if it's generating events. With acpid on, nothing work (fan, power button or sleep button)

randomsel · 11-06-2006, 05:01 PM

Never mind, win2k partition deactivates my sound card (??) if the laptop has acpi on, will have to turn it off anyways...