Re: ACPI Problems
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:26:12 -0500, Ryan D'Baisse
<ryan.dbaisse@gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess, at this point, I am not entirely sure where to begin. I am
> looking for guidance with ACPI.
>
> I am currently running FC2 with kernel 2.6.5-1.358 and cannot go past
> it on either FC3 or, apparently, anything else. I have tried updating
> the kernel on FC2 to 2.6.9-1.6_FC2 and have to disable ACPI to get it
> to boot. I have also tried running the live CD of Knoppix v3.6 adn
> v3.7 and have to disable ACPI to get it to boot. I have not yet
> attempted "sarge" because I am not at a point where I can blow away my
> box. My goal, however, is to be running Debian (I'm somewhat sick of
> the Fedora pace.)
>
> My machine:
>
> Toshiba 5005-S507 (Laptop)
> 512MB / 40GB / DVD-CDRW
> Linksys WPC54G PCMCIA NIC
>
> At this point, I am not sure where to go next. Should I check for
> certain errors somewhere? Is there some way to find out what my
> current kernel is loading? I've read about ACPI and compiling
> kernels, but I do not think I'm ready for that yet. If I were to
> start downloading source, or compiling kernels, I am not sure what I
> would be doing.
>
> So, in short, could someone please start me off in the right direction
> to figure out exactly what the problem is so I am not guessing
> entirely?
>
Have you tried with google? This is one of the first link:
http://tuxmobil.org/toshiba_s5005_s504.html
Ok, probably not the same model, but better than nothing...
Andrea
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