hi, I 've recompiled my kernel with acpi (*) not (M)modules, and it's ok. my distribution is Mdk 9.0 kernel 2.4.19-16(myname), not patch necessary. now i test Acpi Application -- Cordialement, Christophe Mailhebuau http://www.justlinux.org http://www.abul.org GPG: 1024D/75B07F8D: BD18 2D01 D954 A339 E35B 9EA1 4240 0410 75B0 7F8D