Subject: Re: apmd question
To: scott worley <folokai@earthlink.net>
From: Mike Saunders <method@method.cx>
List: port-i386
Date: 11/06/2001 13:16:29
On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, scott worley wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Just installed 1.5.2 and see this when apmd starts:
> 
> apmd: cannot open device file '/dev/apmctl': device not configured
> 
> Does this mean the default kernel doesn't have apm compiled in?
> 
> I have
> crw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 21, 0 Aug 18 17:19 /dev/apm
> crw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 21, 8 Aug 18 17:19 /dev/apmctl
> 
> Read the man pages but found nothing about the above message.
> 
> The board has SiS735 chipset with AMI bios.
> 

Scott,
	I'm not sure, but if you have apm support compiled into your
kernel, as root, cd /dev; sh MAKDEV all

	
Hope this helps.

Mike Saunders
method@method.cx