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  modprobe ibm_acpi experimental=1
 
  modprobe ibm_acpi experimental=1
 
  echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
 
  echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
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==Suspend to disk==
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To get suspend to disk working, fetch a recent kernel and recompile. For further instructions, take a look at the swsusp-Section in [[How to make ACPI work]].
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Don't forget to compile SCSI and the Intel SATA into the kernel. Do a
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make && make install
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Check the boot loader (ususally grub) to include the new kernel.

Revision as of 21:59, 16 July 2005

Installation is quite smooth, but requires some work by hand. I enlist only the changes

X-Windows

Add the dynamic clock option in the xorg.conf. You find the file at

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

The device section should contain a videocard section like the folowing one:

Section "Device"
       Identifier  "Videocard0"
       Driver      "radeon"
       VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
       BoardName   "ATI Radeon Mobility M300"
       Option      "DynamicClocks" "on"
EndSection


Network Installation

lspci shows

04:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)

I got the madwifi source code from MadWifi Home Page. Compile after downloading

tar xzf madwifi-cvs-current.tar.gz
cd madwifi
make
su 
make install

IBM ACPI Module

The included module version in current kernels (2.6.12) is 0.8, but the current version of the module is 0.11. It has some advantages. For directions on how to install this driver, please refer to Ibm-acpi. After compilation, edit /etc/rc.local:

#!/bin/sh
#
# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.

touch /var/lock/subsys/local

modprobe ibm_acpi experimental=1
echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey

Suspend to disk

To get suspend to disk working, fetch a recent kernel and recompile. For further instructions, take a look at the swsusp-Section in How to make ACPI work.

Don't forget to compile SCSI and the Intel SATA into the kernel. Do a

make && make install

Check the boot loader (ususally grub) to include the new kernel.