Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:24:09 -0500 (EST) From: "Mike Jakubik" <mikej@rogers.com> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc/rc: WARNING: /dev/apmctl not found Message-ID: <37451.207.219.213.163.1104769449.squirrel@207.219.213.163> In-Reply-To: <20050103160814.EE26F5D07@ptavv.es.net> References: Your message of "Mon, 03 Jan 2005 10:14:27 EST." <31982.207.219.213.163.1104765267.squirrel@207.219.213.163> <20050103160814.EE26F5D07@ptavv.es.net>
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Kevin Oberman said: > OK. A couple of basics: > 1. What version are you running? I'm guessing 5.3-Stable. > 2. Does /boot/loader.conf disable ACPI? How about /boot/device.hints? > (hw.acpi.0.disabled="1") It is 5.3-STABLE (from Jan 1). The values in /boot are all default. > It looks like you are starting ACPI which will block apm even if it is > in the kernel. Since APM never really starts, no /dev/apmctl is created > and ampd can't start without /dev/apmctl. (Note: You will nave /dev/apm > with either APM or ACPI.) > > Do you want/need to run with APM? On older hardware it is often much > more stable than ACPI, but on newer hardware it is often getting pretty > limited and may be vanishing completely in some cases. ACPI is the way > of the future and, for new hardware may be the only way the system will > run, but, if your system does OK on APM, it may be a safer way to go for > laptops in particular. (I run ACPI on my laptop, but I may just be a bit > crazy.) Ok, i think i may be confsed here. This is a recent (~1 year old) laptop, but basically i want the os to support all the power managment functions, be able to see the battery status, supsend/resume, etc. Is apmd not required for this? Thanks.
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