Fwd: Re: [ltp] ibm-acpi

[James McKenzie]

Guy:

Thank you for those encouraging words.  I will setup my Grub.conf with 
the changes.  APM allowed me to suspend to disk (dev/hda5 [E: under 
windows]) and would use the Fn+F4 key to go into standby.

James McKenzie


Guy Lunardi wrote:

> James,
>  
> one of the easiest option would be to pass parameters thru your 
> bootloader.
> Wehter you use Grub or Lilo, their respective configuraiton file allow 
> for easy parameter setting:
>  
> I use Grub and this is what my entry looks like in /boot/grub/menu.lst
>     kernel (hd0,1)/boot/bzImage-2.6.8.1 root=/dev/hda2 vga=0x317 
> splash=silent showopts apm=on acpi=off
>  
> HTH,
> -Guy
>
>
> >>>jjmckenzie51@sprintpcs.com 10/09/04 11:37 pm >>>
> T D:
>
> How do I disable ACPI.  I like APM better too and ACPI was not fully
> implemented on the A22 series.
>
> James McKenzie
>
>
> T D wrote:
>
> >I have with my A31. It works ok. I personally like APM
> >better. Tired.....more tomorrow or Monday.
> >
> >-Tino
> >
> >--- James McKenzie <jjmckenzie51@sprintpcs.com> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >
> >>Peter:
> >>
> >>Has anyone tried to use ibm-acpi with an A22p?
> >>Also, I noticed that
> >>folks were having problems with the Thinkpad light
> >>and adjusting screen
> >>brightness.  These are BIOS enabled functions and
> >>work without
> >>installing the acpi modules for Thinkpad with the
> >>appropriate buttons.
> >>I will not start using them until I'm assured that I
> >>will not end up
> >>with a non-functioning 'brick'.
> >>
> >>James McKenzie
> >>
> >>Peter Frühberger wrote:
> >>
> >>   
> >>
> >>>James McKenzie wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>>>Where do you go to get these patches?  I looked in
> >>>>       
> >>>>
> >>the archives and came
> >>   
> >>
> >>>>up empty.
> >>>>
> >>>>James McKenzie
> >>>>
> >>>>  
> >>>>
> >>>>       
> >>>>
> >>>You can get them at
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>http://ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net, you just have to
> >>   
> >>
> >>>have kernel sources installed, it can be build
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>without rebuilding your
> >>   
> >>
> >>>whole kernel
> >>>
> >>>Peter
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>     
> >>>
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