From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alexey Starikovskiy Subject: Re: [repost] acpi on gentoo Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:16:51 +0300 Message-ID: <45F536A3.9040203@linux.intel.com> References: <45F5195E.6080903@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mga07.intel.com ([143.182.124.22]:3060 "EHLO azsmga101.ch.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965639AbXCLLQz (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:16:55 -0400 In-Reply-To: <45F5195E.6080903@hotmail.com> Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: Nigel Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Nigel wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:57:58 +0300 > > From: alexey.y.starikovskiy@linux.intel.com > > To: nigels@hotmail.com > > CC: luming.yu@gmail.com; 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 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. > > > - > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-acpi" in > > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > 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: > > [skipped] I asked if copying of single file helps... I didn't ask you to copy all acpi files two kernel releases back and make it work... > If there is a relatively simple way to get this to work. Let me know. Copy one file: drivers/acpi/ec.c > Otherwise I'll just leave it, and hopefully in a year or so I'll be > able to upgrade. > Ok. > Thanks, > Nigel. > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html