Re: kernel-2.4.27 acpi not being found

[Paul <paula4l@access4less.net>]

Robert Vangel wrote:
> Paul wrote:
>
> > I installed acpid on my laptop with the debian 
> > kernel-image-2.4.27-2-686 and a popup states that the kernel does not 
> > have acpi support and needs to be recompiled.  It's true that 'cat 
> > /proc' does not show any acpi subdirectory, but:
>
> However, that was from a vanilla 2.6.10, so there may be some other 
> patch with the debian kernel-image which would effect this.

No, not a patch, but I just notice one of the lines in the config is:

CONFIG_ACPI_OFF=y

so, I added 'acpi=on' to the end of my boot line and now acpi is working.

Thanks for the tip,

Paul