14. Load related modules
Check to see that each of the ACPI modules have been loaded after
your machine boots. You can do this with the command
lsmod. You are looking for the following options:
button, battery, fan, ac, thermal and processor. If you chose
"Y" instead of modules when you compiled your kernel, you
will not see this list. The output on my computer looks like this:
Module Size Used by Tainted: P
button 2420 0 (unused)
battery 5960 0 (unused)
ac 1832 0 (unused)
fan 1608 0 (unused)
thermal 6664 0 (unused)
processor 8664 0 [thermal]
NVdriver 945408 11
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The last module is my graphics card, which uses proprietary drivers. This
is why I have a "P" next to Tainted on the top line.
If you compiled ACPI support in as "M"odules and you
don't see the ACPI modules listed you will need to load the modules by
hand. The modules should be in
/lib/modules/<version>.
<date>/kernel/drivers/acpi/, and are as
follows:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.1k Jun 3 23:57 ac.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9.5k Jun 3 23:57 battery.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5.2k Jun 3 23:57 button.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3.7k Jun 3 23:57 fan.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14k Jun 3 23:57 processor.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11k Jun 3 23:57 thermal.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6.2k Jun 3 23:57 toshiba_acpi.o
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| Extensions on Modules |
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| The module name is the bit
before .o extension on a module
filename. processor.o is the file, and processor is
the module name. To install a loadable kernel module use:
insmod processor.
The 2.4.x series kernels use the extension .o; however, the 2.6.x
series kernel use the extension .ko.
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The first time I rebooted I loaded them all by hand, typing
insmod <modulename>.
I personally load processor
first, although there are mixed feelings on whether or not the order
matters.
| Operating System Power Management (OSPM) |
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| The first time I tried this the modules were all in separate
directories and were ospm_<name>. This was probably because I was
using an old patch, but it is something to be aware of. The OSPM modules
are now deprecated so hopefully you won't see them. |
To prevent having to load
the modules each time you reboot you can do one of two things: compile them
directly into the kernel (bit late for that though, eh?), or add them to
your /etc/modules file. If you don't already have a copy of the
file just create a new one and add each module name (remember, no
dot-o) on a separate line. You can also try running
update-modules which should automatically update your
/etc/modules.conf configuration file.