Re: /proc/acpi/battery

"John S. Andersen" <[email protected]> Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:38:09 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.linux.hardware.sony
Message-ID <3F4A0331.19367.55892C@localhost>
And acpid is running???  It didn't die did it?


On 25 Aug 2003 at 15:29, Kimbrell, Roy wrote:

> I get "No such device."  No messages in dmesg or /var/log/messages.
> More specifically, I get
> 
> /lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/acpi/battery.o: init_module: No
> such device
> 
> Then theres the "Hint" about how insmod errors can be caused and so
> on.
> 
> looking at battery.c, I can see where it makes a /proc/acpi/battery
> directory and then removes it if it can't find the device (I think
> that's what's going on)..  I've only glanced at the code, but I'm
> guessing that ACPI hasn't detected the battery.
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
> Nick Golder wrote:
> > On 03-08-25 11:57 -0500, Kimbrell, Roy wrote:
> > 
> >>If this question has already been answered, my apologies.
> >>
> >>I've built a 2.4.21 kernel with the latest acpi patch.  However,
> >>/proc/acpi/battery isn't there in /proc/acpi.  battery.o appears 
in
> >>/lib/modules/2.4.21, but modprobe battery results in "No such
> >>device."
> >>
> >>Any clues?
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>Roy
> > 
> > 
> > What happens when you 'insmod battery' as root?
> > 
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