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NAME="kernelconfig"
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>10. Configure the new kernel</H1
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>Patch Your Kernel First</B
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>If you are using an old kernel you will need to patch it before
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you can proceed. Instructions on patching your kernel are available
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from <A
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>Appendix A</A
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>. The 2.6.x series kernels do not need to
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>Now instead of using <B
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CLASS="command"
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>make
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<TT
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CLASS="parameter"
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>menuconfig</I
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>, I have an excellent
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alternative. Check
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this out: copy your current <TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>.config</TT
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> file into
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<TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>/usr/src/linux</TT
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>.
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Now use <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"<B
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CLASS="command"
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>make <TT
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CLASS="parameter"
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>oldconfig</I
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></TT
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></B
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>"</SPAN
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>. It will run through your old config file and see
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what's been updated so that you don't have to find all the new options.
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For <EM
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>everything</EM
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> to do with ACPI and your specific
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hardware (Toshibas choose the Toshiba options, Asus choose the Asus
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options) choose <TT
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CLASS="option"
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>M</TT
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> for module. There are about ten
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different ACPI related options that you will need to select.</P
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><P
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>In point form, this is how the kernel should be configured:</P
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><P
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> <B
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CLASS="command"
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>cd
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<TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>/usr/src/linux</TT
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>
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</B
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>
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> <B
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CLASS="command"
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>cp
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<TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>/usr/src/<TT
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CLASS="replaceable"
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><I
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><oldkernel-source-directory></I
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></TT
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>/.config</TT
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>
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<TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>.config</TT
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>
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</B
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>
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> <B
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CLASS="command"
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>make <TT
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CLASS="parameter"
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><I
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>oldconfig</I
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></TT
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></B
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>
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(say <TT
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CLASS="option"
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>M</TT
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> to all new options for
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ACPI--you can also say <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"<TT
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CLASS="option"
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>Y</TT
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>"</SPAN
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> if you prefer to compile it directly
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into your kernel)
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</P
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></LI
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></UL
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><P
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>Now go in to the config file with <B
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CLASS="command"
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>make
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<TT
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CLASS="parameter"
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><I
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>menuconfig</I
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></TT
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></B
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>. I want you do check
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and make sure you have your APM (the old stuff) turned off. Under
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<SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"<SPAN
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CLASS="guimenu"
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>General Setup</SPAN
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>"</SPAN
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>, make sure that:</P
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> <SPAN
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is ON</P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="guimenuitem"
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>APM (Advanced Power
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Management)</SPAN
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> is OFF (this is the old one--you
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don't even want it as a module unless you really know what you're
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doing. And if you really know what you're doing you're probably not
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reading this.)</P
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><LI
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><P
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>everything to do with ACPI should be
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<TT
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CLASS="option"
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>M</TT
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> (modules) or <TT
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CLASS="option"
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>*</TT
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> (compiled
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directly into the kernel). Read the list
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<EM
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>carefully</EM
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>. Some options will not apply to your
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hardware.</P
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>exit and save the new configuration</P
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