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Date:      Wed, 3 Dec 2003 12:57:44 -0800 (PST)
From:      Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
To:        Melvyn Sopacua <freebsd-current@webteckies.org>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ACPI problem, my VAIO won't come back from suspension
Message-ID:  <20031203125614.U21122@root.org>
In-Reply-To: <200312032131.15052.freebsd-current@webteckies.org>
References:  <20031202143252.Y18107@root.org> <200312032131.15052.freebsd-current@webteckies.org>

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On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Melvyn Sopacua wrote:
> On Tuesday 02 December 2003 23:34, Nate Lawson wrote:
> > Try other states (acpiconf -s 1, 2, 4).  If one works, use it.  If not,
> > try disabling acpi and using apm(4) to suspend and resume.
>
> Normally that would be grand, but now that I've not compiled acpi into the
> kernel, I have no /dev/apm anymore as well.

If you don't have acpi(4), then you need to add "device apm" to your
kernel to enable apm(4) support.

> Even with acpi, I never got a /dev/apmctl so apmd never worked. I've read
> through devfs(5)/(8), but as far as I understand, it is the driver's
> responsibility to create the device and even if you could do it in userland,
> than it will just be a non-configured device.

You can't use apmd with acpi(4).  It has /dev/acpictl.

-Nate



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