Re: Gentoo 2004.1 - kernel 2.6.7 - HP Pavilion ze4400 ACPI problems

From: cappy (seesig_at_bottom.email)
Date: 07/03/04


Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 12:07:59 -0400

Ben Measures wrote:

> Mathias Landhäußer wrote:
>> Hekaton Keires wrote:
>>
>>> try to boot without acpi support, configure kernel properly - removing
>>> anything dealing with APM and, recompile and reboot...
>>
>> It works now - thank you very much!
>>
>> Only one last question remains... Why is there a conflict between ACPI
>> and APM? Especially if you compile ACPI into the kernel and make modules
>> for APM...
>
> They can't both be used to manage the power on your hardware, so one has
> to be chosen over the other. Whichever is loaded first will be used.
>
> My guess is it actually loads the APM modules before it starts up the
> ACPI code.
>
Unless you hardware is really old you will want acpi over apm...apm is the
older power management stuff.

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