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bjesus

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Registered: 2007-04-06

Posts: 55

Where is i8k?

Hey,
I'm using Arch for 64bit on a Dell Inspiron 6400, and I'd like to use to i8k module, but when I modprobe it it shows me this: "FATAL: Module i8k not found."

Well, it seems to be quite simple - but what kernel does have it? Can I compile the module for my kernel? I'm using the suspend2 one (2.6.21-suspend2), and I've got the i8kutils package installed.

Thanks.

Zaffe

Member

From: Santiago, Chile

Registered: 2007-02-22

Posts: 26

Re: Where is i8k?

in rc.conf search the MODULES and add "i8k force=1"

MODULES=("i8k force=1")

Last edited by Zaffe (2007-07-11 20:37:49)

bjesus

Member

Registered: 2007-04-06

Posts: 55

Re: Where is i8k?

No, it's not that the module don't want to load, it's that I don't have the module.

big_gie

Member

Registered: 2005-01-19

Posts: 637

Re: Where is i8k?

Maybe the person who compiled your kernel (suspend2?) didn't included that module. The easiest thing to do would be to contact that person and ask him/her to include it.

If you really need it fast, I would suggest taking the PKGBUILD for it, include the module and recompile. I'm pretty sure you won't be able to take a vanilla kernel and just compile the i8k module... And even, I'm pretty sure it would be impossible to "copy" the newly built module with your actual kernel.

brain0

Developer

From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: Where is i8k?

Maybe you can tell us what the i8k kernel module is supposed to be? I never heard of it and I have never seen it in the kernel configuration.

bjesus

Member

Registered: 2007-04-06

Posts: 55

Re: Where is i8k?

Hey,
The i8k module is basically a special module for Dell computers. It allows you to better monitor and control some of the computer's devices.

Arch has its' programs in the official distribution - http://archlinux.org/packages/3264/ , but it won't work here since I don't have the module.

The suspend2 kernel is too from the official tree (http://archlinux.org/packages/11895/), so I thought the module should be included.

Lone_Wolf

Administrator

From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 13,167

Re: Where is i8k?

That looks like a very old package (2004) that was meant for the 2.4 / 2.5 kernel series.

It comes from debian and hasn't been updated since 25-Mar-2004 .

I recommend you try the 2.6 acpi mechanism first, check the wiki for details.

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Zaffe

Member

From: Santiago, Chile

Registered: 2007-02-22

Posts: 26

Re: Where is i8k?

Well in the i686 version works well, im now using kernel 2.6.21-ARCH / 2.6-.21-ck but i did use the suspend2 before and it was the same , just loading it wit the "force" option cuz its not made for this model (6400).

big_gie

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Registered: 2005-01-19

Posts: 637

Re: Where is i8k?

@bjesus Could you post the result of:

zgrep -i i8k /proc/config.gz

This will tell you if your (running) kernel was compiled with i8k.