Need some help about FLAGS and Kernel !!

peque · 2006-07-09 12:02:07

Hi AF!

Well - I have never tried to build my own kernel before - and would like to get some help about this point!
I'm in need of APM instead af APCI - becaurse I want to use wol - Iand found out that the problem is about shutting the machine down correctly! If I use init 0 - i wont start on wol - but if I plug the powercord - then it will!
And found out that I could shut the machine down bu using apm -S --> and that'll do it! I found the package -- installed it using pacman -- but when I type the command - I get the error - No apm support in kernel!!!

So I'll proberly have to build my own Kernel - But am really "scared" of damaging my machine!
The question is - if I want to be able to use APM - what should I enable and disable here :
# ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
#
CONFIG_ACPI=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_FS=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_SLEEP is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y
CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=y
CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY=m
CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y
CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS=m
CONFIG_ACPI_IBM=m
CONFIG_ACPI_IBM_DOCK=y
CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA=m
CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0
# CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER=y
CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=y
CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD=y

#
# APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support
#
CONFIG_APM=y
# CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set
CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y
# CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is not set
# CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK is not set
# CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT is not set
# CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set
CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF=y

Could anybody tell me what to do here ???

tomk · 2006-07-09 12:41:17

I use APM with my ancient laptop, and I have the following in my custom config:

# ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
# 
# CONFIG_ACPI is not set

# 
# APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support
#
CONFIG_APM=y
# CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set
CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y
# CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is not set
CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK=y
# CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT is not set
# CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set
# CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF is not set

BTW, I prefer to use '.' instead of '!' - 50% less keystrokes, you know?

iphitus · 2006-07-09 12:46:13

the vanilla and beyond Arch kernels have APM support. You just need to pass the correct boot options. I'm pretty sure it's noacpi, or acpi=off to disable acpi, not sure whether apm needs to then be explicitly enabled or manually enabled.

iphitus@sara:~$ zgrep APM /proc/config.gz 
# Power management options (ACPI, APM)
# APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support
CONFIG_APM=y
# CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set
CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y
# CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is not set
# CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK is not set
# CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT is not set
# CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set
# CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF is not set

peque · 2006-07-09 13:13:17

BTW, I prefer to use '.' instead of '!' - 50% less keystrokes, you know? Razz

just an old habbit.

with the normal kernel - it says the same :

$ zgrep APM /proc/config.gz
# Power management options (ACPI, APM)
# APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support
CONFIG_APM=y
# CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set
CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y
# CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE is not set
# CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK is not set
# CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT is not set
# CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set
# CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF is not set

And have now the kernel26beyond - and made the changes in menu.lst and tryid with noacpi & acpi=no - but still while typing a line in the commandline i get :
No APM support in the kernel.

iphitus · 2006-07-09 14:04:21

like i said, I cant remember the options, but they exist.

acpi and apm support cannot run at the same time,

adios
James

tomk · 2006-07-09 17:04:44

Try

acpi=off apm=on

peque · 2006-07-10 19:41:14

Well - here a little update !

By help from mcfock, I have managed to build my own kernel from scratch!
I have totally disabled ACPI and enabled APM!
But now I get that my machine during shutdown - only comes to the point where it says -
POWER OFF
then SYSTEM HALT
and then I have to push the button to shut it totally down ?? That wasn' t the correct answer either? I have tried with acpi=off apm=on | and apm=power-off
All gives me the same situation - System halt
or
Bad EIP
/etc/rc.shutdown: Line96 2139 Segmentation Fault /sbin/poweroff -d -f -h -i

I have seen another here in the forum with the same problem ! But my PC is a server not a laptop! But would really like to get the machine to start using wol - so I can put it away!

peque · 2006-07-10 19:59:55

Well - here a little update !

By help from mcfock, I have managed to build my own kernel from scratch!
I have totally disabled ACPI and enabled APM!
But now I get that my machine during shutdown - only comes to the point where it says -
POWER OFF
then SYSTEM HALT
and then I have to push the button to shut it totally down ?? That wasn' t the correct answer either? I have tried with acpi=off apm=on | and apm=power-off
All gives me the same situation - System halt
or

BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
printing eip:
*pde 00000000
Oops:  0000 [#1]
PREEMPT SMP
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0
EIP: 0060:[<oooooooo>] Not tainted VLI
EFLAGS 00210286 (2.6.17.4 #4)
EIP is at _stext+0x3feffd69/0x8
eax: c7f39b0c ebx:c7f39b0c ecx: 00000000 edx: 00000000
esi: 00000000 edi: 00000002 ebp: f6ca8000 esp: f6ca9e60
ds: 007b es: 007b ss 0068

Process poweroff (pid: 2154, threadinfo=f6ca8000 task=c7f69e60)
Then at lot of Stack numbers

The call trace   A lot of numbers??

Code: Bad EIP value
EIP: [<00000000>] _stext+ox3feffd68/0x8 SS:ESP 0068:f6ca9e60

/etc/rc.shutdown: line 96: 2154 segmentation fault    /sbin/poweroff -d -f -h -i

I have seen another here in the forum with the same problem ! But my PC is a server not a laptop! But would really like to get the machine to start using wol - so I can put it away!

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Need some help about FLAGS and Kernel !!

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Re: Need some help about FLAGS and Kernel !!

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