On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:49:15 +0100 Wulfy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 23:27:06 +0100, Wulfy wrote: > > > >> Further to the last e-mail: > >> > >> I removed apm using aptitude, it removed libapm0 and > >> powermgmt-base as well. Then I checked in my BIOS setup and > >> there's no mention anywhere of apm though acpi defaults to S1 (I > >> think that's "shutdown" as opposed to "sleep" or "suspend"). > >> > >> Yet I find in my log: > >> > >> Aug 8 19:22:35 localhost kernel: apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 > >> (Driver version 1.16ac) > >> Aug 8 19:22:35 localhost kernel: apm: overridden by ACPI. > >> Aug 8 19:23:50 localhost kernel: apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 > >> (Driver version 1.16ac) > >> Aug 8 19:23:50 localhost kernel: apm: overridden by ACPI. > >> > >> and apm.ko is > >> at /lib/modules/2.6.8-3-k7/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.ko . > >> > >> Should it not have been removed with the other apm-related bits? > >> > > > > apm.ko is the kernel module which contains the APM routines. As > > such it is part of the kernel-image-2.6.8-3-k7 package. Removing > > the apm daemon and apm-related library/tools packages does not (and > > should not) result in the removal of kernel modules. > > > Ah. I should have realised. I feel silly... :) > > I was surprised it appeared in the logs, though. It does not appear > in lsmod.
The log messages are telling you that apm is yielding to acpi, and the former gives up and goes home. Hence no entry in the output of lsmod. > >> The only thing in Control Centre under Power Control is Laptop > >> Battery. It reports: > >> > >> Your computer seems to have a partial ACPI installation. ACPI was > >> probably enabled, but some of the sub-options were not - you need > >> to enable at least 'AC Adaptor' and 'Control Method Battery' and > >> then rebuild your kernel. > >> > >> Should there be more under Power Control? If so, how do I get it > >> there? > > > > Try to modprobe "ac", "power" and "battery" and check if that makes > > any difference. > acpi-related modules in lsmod; > > thermal 12816 0 > fan 4044 0 > button 6360 0 > processor 17392 1 thermal > ac 4876 0 > battery 9484 0 > > Two of them are there. I modprobed power... > > Yewdales-lodge:~# modprobe power > FATAL: Module power not found. > I don't know of a module called 'power'. Try this command to find power-related modules: find /lib/modules/$(uname-r) -name *power* -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]