fedora test2: ACPI failure on Sony laptop

[William Hooper]

G Schneider said:
>
> Lamar Owen wrote:
>> Add acpi=on to the kernel boot line in
>> /boot/grub/grub.conf.  Might want to
>> create a separate boot target for testing ACPI in
>> case the acpi stuff locks
>> you up.
>
> That is correct, however I was under the impression
> that the severn kernel would choose correctly between
> acpi and apm WITHOUT having to add acpi=on on the
> kernel boot line. It did work for me with beta1 but no
> longer with test2.

Beta1 Release notes:
<quote>
The Red Hat Linux 9.0.93 kernel includes support for ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface). When booting the Red Hat Linux
installation program from CD (and booting the installed system) this
kernel uses ACPI on some systems (depending on certain factors such as
whether the hardware supports ACPI and the date of its BIOS ACPI
implementation). ACPI is used for device enumeration (but not for
sleeping). You can disable ACPI by using the following boot option:

acpi=off
</quote>

Beta2 Release notes:
<quote>
The Fedora Core 0.94 kernel includes support for ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface). By default, ACPI support is disabled;
it can be enabled by using the following boot-time option:

acpi=on

When enabled, ACPI is used for device enumeration, but not for sleeping or
reducing power consumption.
</quote>

-- 
William Hooper