From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johan Lans Subject: acpid: can't open /proc/acpi/event: No such file or directory Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:28:05 +0100 Message-ID: <478B5555.4060904@apspektakel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net ([80.76.149.212]:46794 "EHLO ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750895AbYANM2L (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:28:11 -0500 Received: from c80-217-107-53.bredband.comhem.se ([80.217.107.53]:1307 helo=[192.168.2.103]) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1JEOQE-00023j-4E for linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org; Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:28:10 +0100 Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Hi I'm trying to set up ACPI, on my gentoo system, so that I can use the power button to hibernate the system. I compiled the kernel (2.6.23) with the folowing ACPI options: # Power management options (ACPI, APM) CONFIG_ACPI=y CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS=y CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT=y CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y # CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK is not set CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU=y CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y # CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set # CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA is not set CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0 CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG=y # CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG_FUNC_TRACE is not set CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=y # CONFIG_ACPI_SBS is not set CONFIG_PNPACPI=y # CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEACPI=y CONFIG_ATA_ACPI=y I've emerged ACPI and ACPID. Now, when I boot into this kernel and try to start ACPID, I get this: ellen linux # /etc/init.d/acpid start * Service acpid starting acpid: can't open /proc/acpi/event: No such file or directory [ !! ] * ERROR: acpid failed to start Any ideas? I thought the CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT=y option would fix this. I don't know much about ACPI, but the dmesg gives a lot of output on acpi during boot, and there seems to be no error in that, so I think acpi is activated like it should. I can post that output too if it helps. thanks for any help /Johan