[ltp] Trouble setting ACPI on a A21e 2628-J1G

[James McKenzie]

Marco Gaiarin wrote:

>Ok, i've installed ubuntu warty on this A21e, recompiled 2.6.11.5 kernel
>and start configuring it.
>Plain 2.6.11.5 kernel, so i'm using ibm-acpi 0.8.
>
>I've encountered some probems setting up all the stuff, or at least
>some differences from my 600e/apm/tpctl setup:
>
>1) there's no way to load cpu clock modulation, if i do:
>
>	modprobe speedstep-smi
>
>i got error, even if i load speedstep-lib with relaxed-check=1 and
>kernel compiled with CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_RELAXED_CAP_CHECK=y, as
>thinkwiki.org suggest.
>  
>
The 600E is a Pentium II and does not support Speedstep.

>2) hem... someone have just done the acpi script for ``standard
>things'' (suspend if lid closed and battery, hibernate if battery goes
>too low, ...) and can give to me? ;-)))
>I've installed acpi-support and ibm-acpi packages, but both provide
>only minimal set of scripts...
>
>3) i can do:
>
>	echo standby > /sys/power/state
>
>and the system stanby, but the lcd remains lit, all things seems work
>because if i close the lid lcd shut off, and if i open the lid the
>system come back from standby.
>It is correct?
>4) hybernate seems work correctly, but only with:
>
>	echo disk > /sys/power/state
>
>if i use ``echo -n 4 > /proc/acpi/sleep'' as thinkwiki.org suggest all went
>well but the system does not shut off (remain with a acpi_poweroff last line,
>and you have to shut off manually).
>Both way the restore goes very well, cool!
>
>  
>
The first method is actually preferred over the sleep method.

>5) there's someware a list of acpi event? For example, i think that if
>battery goes too low (<5%?) an event are fired up, and i want to catch (to
>do a emergency hibernate).
>
>
>Many thanks to all.
>
>  
>
Good luck and enjoy.  You should also think about using .11 as it has 
additional functions designed to support the earlier (like your 600E) 
systems.

James McKenzie