[ltp] R40e & Power

Chris Street linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 3 Jun 2004 10:27:38 +0100


> On a R50, with kernel 2.6.5 (Debian/Sid), running apmd and with
> acpi=3Doff, i've a battery monitor running perfectly well.

Interesting - does the R50 use APM, or are you using some other software?
Haven't owned any other thinkpad, but it seems that what works for one mode=
l will not work at all on another - they are very individual...
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On Thursday 03 Jun 2004 10:06, Didrik Pinte wrote:
> Le jeu 03/06/2004 =E0 10:56, Chris Street a =E9crit :
> > I have an R40e, running Mandrake 10 / kernel 2.6.
> > Have not tried all the other acpi stuff, but the battery monitor works =
well.
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> > Could this be your problem :)
> > > > Kernel command line: ro root=3DLABEL=3D/  rhgb acpi=3Doff
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> > You need to remove acpi=3Doff from your boot loader - /etc/lilo.conf if=
 you are using lilo - don't know about grub.=20
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> > The R40e does not use apm as far as I know.
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> > Chris
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> On a R50, with kernel 2.6.5 (Debian/Sid), running apmd and with
> acpi=3Doff, i've a battery monitor running perfectly well.
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> Didrik
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Chris Street
chris@showerail.com