Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 12:32:11 -0500 (EST) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /dev/apm: device not configured Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0301101230410.25243-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <20030110164024.GB22415@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi>
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On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Matthew Seaman wrote: > Subject: Re: /dev/apm: device not configured > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 10:35:40AM -0500, John Bleichert wrote: > > > I'm trying to use apmd on my Thinkpad but I can't seem to figure it out. I > > have the support in my kernel: > > > > root:/home/johnnyb > dmesg | grep pm > > intpm0: <Intel 82371AB Power management controller> port 0xefa0-0xefaf irq > > 9 at device 7.3 on pci0 > > intpm0: I/O mapped efa0 > > intpm0: intr IRQ 9 enabled revision 0 > > intpm0: PM I/O mapped ef00 > > > > but as you can see, no /dev/apm0 (which I'm expecting to be in dmesg). If > > I try to use it, it fails: > > > > johnnyb:~ > apm -l > > apm: can't open /dev/apm: Device not configured > > <snip> > > You need the apm0 device in your kernel, as well as the specific > device for the particular Power management bus chipset you have: > > % grep pm /var/run/dmesg.boot > apm0: <APM BIOS> on motherboard > apm0: found APM BIOS v1.2, connected at v1.2 > viapropm0: SMBus I/O base at 0xe800 > viapropm0: <VIA VT8233 Power Management Unit> port 0xe800-0xe80f at device 17.0 on pci0 > viapropm0: SMBus revision code 0x0 > > ie. edit the Kernel config to add a 'device apm0' line as follows: > > device apm0 at nexus? flags 0x20 # Advanced Power Management > <snip> Whoops! I had forgotten to remove 'disable' from that line. Works like a charm now (although my battery is shot ...). Thanks for the pointer - JB # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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