VAIO GRX616SP & Red Hat 9

Hi all,

I have got my Vaio just for a few days, and I'm trying to set up 
things.  I have compiled redhat updates kernel 2.4.20-19.9.  It 
shouldn't need the acpi patches, as I checked that.  BTW, now I 
can understand if the AC adaptor is connected or not, but the 
battery modules does not work, means:

[behdad@mces behdad]$ cat /proc/acpi/battery/*/*
Present:                 no
Present:                 no
Present:                 no
Present:                 no

Another thing, when I do cat /proc/acpi/events, I see nothing.  
What actions create events?  Another thing, I insmoded sonypi, 
and now I see log entries when I use Fn keys, but nothing more.
I have also insmoded speedstep, so I can change the CPU freq.

I have installed acpi and acpid packages too.

I've got some questions, any help, or precise answer to qny of 
them is highly appreciated:

- How should I fix the battery module?\-

- How should I use sonypi?  Any applications around?

- Anything like gnome's battstat-applet that uses acpi instead of 
apm?   How people usually use the acpi thing?

- Either with apm, or acpi, when mI do sleep or suspend, or 
anything else, I get back, actually I see no signs of getting 
back.  I have set up resume=/dev/hdxy, but that should be related 
to the suspend to disk, what about the others?  I did echo 3 > 
/proc/acpi/sleep. 

- Anything else that can be caught by sonypi module other than Fn 
keys?

- Any ready systems that sets cpu speed based on acpi output (on 
battery, ...)?

Well, I really need some help.  Please do that.

Behdad



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Behdad Esfahbod		3 Mordad 1382, 2003 Jul 25 
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