[tlinux-users:07875] Re: Toshiba Satellite A105-S2716 running Kubuntu 6.06

Brandon Rader wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Running Kubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) on Toshiba Satellite
> A105-S2716.  I have the majority of the system running, but as it is a
> laptop, the main thing I want right now is screen dimming options to
> consrve battery.  I tried fnfx, but when looking around on the
> documentation, it said in my case, I need to recompile the BIOS to
> enable CONFIG_ACPI and CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA.  I looked for places to tell
> me how to do this, but none seemed like they really gave me information
> on changing those two settings.  I thought that since this was
> specifically for Toshiba, someone might have the personal experience and
> could give me more in depth info.   I also know I have version 2.6.15
> and the latest is 2.6.17.  Should I upgrade while I'm recompiling, and
> how would I do that?
> 
> Thanks
> Brandon
A couple of thing to clear up - First of all, you do not recompile
the BIOS. What they are talking about is recompiling the kernel. But
the options they are talking about are already enabled, so this will
not help. The problem is that some Toshiba laptops use Toshiba's own
BIOS, and others use Phoenix's BIOS. You can tell what you have by
looking at the screen when you boot up. If you have the Phoenix logo
in the lower right of the screen when booting, you have the Phoenix
BIOS, and FNFX is not going to work for you.

Mikkel
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