diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml index e3205b7a62..c921893589 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml @@ -2365,6 +2365,14 @@ device_probe_and_attach: cbb0 attach returned 12 What Is ACPI? + + ACPI + + + + APM + + Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is a standard written by an alliance of vendors to provide a standard interface for @@ -2476,6 +2484,11 @@ device_probe_and_attach: cbb0 attach returned 12 Using and Debugging &os; <acronym>ACPI</acronym> + + ACPI + problems + + ACPI is a fundamentally new way of discovering devices, managing power usage, and providing standardized access to various hardware previously managed @@ -2567,6 +2580,10 @@ device_probe_and_attach: cbb0 attach returned 12 Background + + ACPI + + ACPI is present in all modern computers that conform to the ia32 (x86), ia64 (Itanium), and amd64 (AMD) architectures. The full standard has many features including @@ -2608,6 +2625,11 @@ device_probe_and_attach: cbb0 attach returned 12 Common Problems + + ACPI + problems + + For ACPI to work correctly, all the parts have to work correctly. Here are some common problems, in order of frequency of appearance, and some possible workarounds or @@ -2710,6 +2732,10 @@ hw.acpi.s4bios: 0 System Control Interrupt (SCI). + + interrupt storms + + Interrupt storms can be distinguished from lost interrupts by checking the output of vmstat -i and looking at the line that has @@ -2720,6 +2746,11 @@ hw.acpi.s4bios: 0 ALTESC on console) and type show interrupts. + + ACPI + disabling + + Your best hope when dealing with interrupt problems is to try disabling APIC support with hint.apic.0.disabled="1" in @@ -2777,6 +2808,11 @@ hw.acpi.s4bios: 0 <acronym>ASL</acronym>, <command>acpidump</command>, and <acronym>IASL</acronym> + + ACPI + ASL + + The most common problem is the BIOS vendors providing incorrect (or outright buggy!) bytecode. This is usually manifested by kernel console messages like @@ -2813,6 +2849,11 @@ hw.acpi.s4bios: 0 Fixing Your <acronym>ASL</acronym> + + ACPI + ASL + + In the long run, our goal is for almost everyone to have ACPI work without any user intervention. At this point, however, we are still developing workarounds for @@ -2832,6 +2873,11 @@ hw.acpi.s4bios: 0 behavior in ACPI-CA and thus make your fix unnecessary. + + ACPI + error messages + + Here is a list of common error messages, their cause, and how to fix them: @@ -2893,6 +2939,16 @@ acpi_dsdt_name="/boot/DSDT.aml" Getting Debugging Output From <acronym>ACPI</acronym> + + ACPI + problems + + + + ACPI + debugging + + The ACPI driver has a very flexible debugging facility. It allows you to specify a set of subsystems as well as the level of verbosity. The subsystems you wish to diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml index 6f6426b4da..878ad54569 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml @@ -1114,6 +1114,10 @@ device sc device are often not available — vt100 should be available on virtually any platform. + + APM + + # Power management support (see NOTES for more options) #device apm