#3 acpi-1.0.0.1.i386.rpm install failure.

[Anonymous]

After completing the {ACPID} install process and
re-booting the system this error occured:

(acpi failed to start). The error was: Starting the
acpi daemon: acpi: can't open /proc/acpi/event: No such
file or directory [FAILED]

Question: Is there an additional patch for RH 7.2
kernel 2.4.7-10 that updates the virtual file system?

Question: What do I need to do, to correct this issue?

Thank you for your support.

[Jeff Pitman]

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The stock kernel that comes with RH does not contain
the kernel code for ACPI. You need to recompile the
kernel.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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hmm, I just compiled 2.4.18 but I get the same error...

i just did:
make mrproper
make clean
make xconfig
->selected ACPI (and other stuff :-P )
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install

copied bzImage/System.map to /boot, edited Grub to load
the new kernel...

Did I forget someting? (using RH 7.2)

thanxz

[Jeff Pitman]

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If you compiled as modules, I have no idea how to add support to
/etc/modules.conf. I have yet to run into documentation about this.
Probably some alias char-major line. The only way I found --
because I'm pretty dumb -- is to:

find /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/acpi/ -type f -exec insmod
{} \;

Then you'd get a billion errors because it won't find the devices
required because not every BIOS supports ACPI fully.

My recommendation is to monolithically compile the thing into the
kernel. If you've done that already AND it still doesn't work, then
you may have a blacklisted BIOS that has buggy ACPI support.

[Jop van Raaij]

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After setting ACPI to Y(es) instead of M(odule) it worked!
Thanxz :)

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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you have to enable on your kernel "General -> ACPI -> button
" once this is done a file on /proc/acpi/event will be generated

good luck