On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 10:24:01PM +0000, Simon Tod wrote:
> I've had several different response to this problem...
> I did run lilo after altering lilo.conf and already
> have apmd installed - I get a 'No APM support in
> kernel' message with this as well.
> I don't get anywhere with the 'modprobe apm'
> suggestions (don't know what modprobe is and can't
> find it to install).

I can't believe it wouldn't be installed. You just type

modprobe apm

at the command prompt. Think you have to be root.

> I don't know what kernel I have installed. Yes, I'm
> sure that there's an easy way to find this out!

uname -r

> I'm guessing that it's either one that is not capable of
> providing APM support or it just isn't configured
> correctly. 

Sounds like it's probably not built in, but if it's capable there
should be a file called apm.o somewhere in /lib/modules/`uname -r`.

> There must be some good HOW-TO's out there
> on reconfiguring a kernel or installing a new one...
> any pointers helpful - if this really is the route
> that I have to go down!

Don't worry, it's dead easy actually. But I do it 'raw', not 'Debian',
so I'll let someone else tell you the Debian way.

Pigeon


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