The kernel that comes with Debian potato is configured
with APM=y. Because i want my desktop computer to
power down automatically with the halt command, it was just
a matter of adding: append="apm=on" to my lilo.conf
Then if your m.b. supports APM it powers down. Just a
convenient feature added with very little effort.
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 00:16:25 -0500, ktb said:
> Aaron Brashears wrote:
> >
> > I have a few basic questions about building the kernel from source for
> > debian. I've read the documentation, but there are a few things that are
> > unclear to me.
> >
> > Why is the kernel-image-* package compiled with APM turned off? Almost
> > any computer bios made in the last couple of years supports apm
> > features, so it would make sense for debian to distribute the default
> > kernel image or at least offer a kernel image with apm enabled.
> >
> > Why does the kernel-source-* package ship with a change from upstream
> > source with apm turned off? I would also think it would be cool to have
> > the kernel source package ship with the 'debian official config' saved
> > off in an external configuration file so that I could rebuild
> > *everything* that ships in the kernel image. Any easy place to get that
> > configuration? Should I file a wish-list bug for the kernel-source to
> > have that config packaged with it?
> >
>
> I have never used apm and don't plan on it, unless I get a laptop. As
> far as I can tell from reading on linux lists it is a testy thing to
> configure at times. It would probably cause more problems that it is
> worth to have built into a kernel by default. When you build your
> kernel you are given the chance to select any option the kernel supports
> when you "make config" or "make menuconfig" or go the kpkg route.
> hth,
> kent
>
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