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Subject: Re: APM on 4.9 on a Winbook XL2 laptop
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2004, matthew wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004, Sara Trice wrote:
>
> > I can't get the APM on this to work for anything. I have tried putting:
> >
> > apm_load="YES"
> >
> > in my /boot/loader.conf file, and the lines:
> >
> > apm_enable="YES"
> > apmd_enable="YES"
> >
> > in my /etc/rc.conf file.
> >
> > I run apm -a and it tells me:
> > apm: can't open /dev/apm: Device not configured
> >
> > Any ideas?

Sara emailed me back when she found the answer.
I want to post this so others can find this answer too.
Her solution was:

echo "en apm0" >> /boot/kernel.conf

m

> >
>
> One would make sure that
>
> device          apm0    at nexus? disable flags 0x20 # Advanced Power
> Management
>
> is in their running kernel.
>
> Is APM enabled in your BIOS?
>
> These two answers are the basic ones. Reply back with answer.
>
> m
>
> > TIA
> > Sara T.
> >
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