> Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:57:58 +0300
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [repost] acpi on gentoo
>
> Nigel wrote:
> > response inline
> >
> > Luming Yu said on 11/3/2007 3:12 PM:
> >> On 3/11/07, Nigel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Trying again to see if anyone had any other ideas.
> >>>
> >>> In addition:
> >>> The acpid daemon is running.
> >>> The same machine when booted into windows will automatically go to
> >>> powersave mode when the power cable is removed.
> >>>
> >>
> >> what condition is your battery in? It makes sense if battery power is
> >> very low.
> > Battery #1 : present
> > Remaining capacity : 47822 mWh, 100.0%
> > Design capacity : 50760 mWh
> > Last full capacity : 47822 mWh, 94.21% of design capacity
> > (similar output was included in the original post)
> >
> > Regardless of battery condition should I not still get an event for
> > removing and reinserting the power cable? (Obviously waiting for a
> > minute or two in-between )
> >
> >> If battery is still full, then it sounds like a bug. You need to test
> >> the latest base kernel before entering a acpi bug into
> >> bugzilla.kernel.org.
> >
> > It works just fine on 2.6.19-r5 (gentoo)
> > Whilst is *may* have been a bug, the issue should no longer exist on a
> > newer kernel.
> >
> >>
> >>> One interesting though, if I do : modprobe button
> >>> then every 30 seconds or so I get:
> >>> received event "battery BAT1 00000080 00000001"
> >>>
> >>> Even when i do rmmod button I still keep getting these events.
> >>> The only way to go back to "normal" behaviour is to reboot.
> >>>
> >>> Any suggestions as to what might be my problem here ?
> >>>
> >> I guess your battery power level is low.
> >
> > Nope, that's not it.
> > Don't really get your logic either. *Only* when a certain module is
> > loaded and after that *only* a reboot stops these messages means that
> > the battery is low?
> >
> >> </
> >>
> >
> > So, I take it that my choice is limited to using the newer kernel ?
> > I would normally not hesitate to use the newer kernel but my
> > employer's vpn client is limited to 2.6.17
> >
> > Nigel.
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> 2.6.19-rc5 has EC driver almost re-written (drivers/acpi/ec.c). Please
> check if putting it into 2.6.17 works/helps. You may also try to put an
> 2.6.20/21-rc version of the same file... It has even more changes.
>
>
> Regards,
> Alex.
I tried copying all of the directories with "acpi" and a few .h files as
well (from 2.6.19-rc5) . This is what I get:
# make
CHK include/linux/version.h
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
HOSTCC scripts/basic/split-include
HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf
scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/i386/Kconfig
#
# using defaults found in .config
#
SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
CC arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s
GEN include/asm-i386/asm-offsets.h
CC scripts/mod/empty.o
HOSTCC scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig
MKELF scripts/mod/elfconfig.h
HOSTCC scripts/mod/file2alias.o
HOSTCC scripts/mod/modpost.o
HOSTCC scripts/mod/sumversion.o
HOSTLD scripts/mod/modpost
HOSTCC scripts/kallsyms
HOSTCC scripts/conmakehash
HOSTCC scripts/bin2c
CC init/main.o
CHK include/linux/compile.h
UPD include/linux/compile.h
CC init/version.o
CC init/do_mounts.o
LD init/mounts.o
CC init/initramfs.o
CC init/calibrate.o
LD init/built-in.o
HOSTCC usr/gen_init_cpio
GEN usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz
AS usr/initramfs_data.o
LD usr/built-in.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/process.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/semaphore.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/signal.o
AS arch/i386/kernel/entry.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/traps.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/irq.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/time.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/ioport.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/ldt.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/setup.o
arch/i386/kernel/setup.c: In function 'parse_cmdline_early':
arch/i386/kernel/setup.c:869: warning: implicit declaration of function
'disable_ioapic_setup'
CC arch/i386/kernel/i8259.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/sys_i386.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/pci-dma.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/i386_ksyms.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/i387.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/bootflag.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/quirks.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/i8237.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/topology.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/alternative.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/acpi/earlyquirk.o
arch/i386/kernel/acpi/earlyquirk.c: In function 'check_acpi_pci':
arch/i386/kernel/acpi/earlyquirk.c:60: warning: implicit declaration of
function 'early_pci_allowed'
CC arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.o
arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.c: In function
'acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_enter':
arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.c:141: warning: implicit declaration of
function 'mwait_idle_with_hints'
CC arch/i386/kernel/acpi/processor.o
LD arch/i386/kernel/acpi/built-in.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/proc.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/centaur.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.o
arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c: In function 'init_transmeta':
arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c:12: warning: 'cpu_freq' may be used
uninitialized in this function
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/intel.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/intel_cacheinfo.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/rise.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/nexgen.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/umc.o
LD arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/built-in.o
CC [M] arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.o
CC [M] arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/k7.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/p4.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/p5.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/p6.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/winchip.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/non-fatal.o
LD arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/built-in.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/state.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/amd.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/cyrix.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/centaur.o
LD arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mtrr/built-in.o
LD arch/i386/kernel/cpu/built-in.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_none.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_tsc.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_pit.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/timers/common.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_pm.o
LD arch/i386/kernel/timers/built-in.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/reboot.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/apm.o
arch/i386/kernel/apm.c: In function 'apm':
arch/i386/kernel/apm.c:1285: warning: 'event' may be used uninitialized
in this function
CC arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/apic.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/nmi.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/module.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.o
LDS arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall.lds
AS arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-int80.o
AS arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-note.o
SYSCALL arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-int80.so
AS arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-sysenter.o
SYSCALL arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-sysenter.so
AS arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/doublefault.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/vm86.o
CC arch/i386/kernel/early_printk.o
SYSCALL arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-syms.o
LD arch/i386/kernel/built-in.o
arch/i386/kernel/acpi/built-in.o:(.bss+0x0): multiple definition of
`acpi_disabled'
arch/i386/kernel/setup.o:(.bss+0x4): first defined here
make[1]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/built-in.o] Error 1
make: *** [arch/i386/kernel] Error 2
If there is a relatively simple way to get this to work. Let me know.
Otherwise I'll just leave it, and hopefully in a year or so I'll be able
to upgrade.
Thanks,
Nigel.
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