Re: /proc/acpi/battery

Yes, you start it like any other service, (sort of distro specific)
but usually something like 
/etc/init.d/acpid start
 will work.  The directory varys by distro, but that's where SuSE has 
it.

On 25 Aug 2003 at 16:38, Kimbrell, Roy wrote:

> Interesting.  I did a pa -Al and do not see acpid.  Must have died. 
> Can it be restarted?
> 
> 
> John S. Andersen wrote:
> > 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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