quick kernel/acpi question

rimian · n00b Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 42 Location: Australia

hello,

i'm new to compiling kernels. i would like to send my HDD to sleep (for quiet + energy saving) when not in use.

i have read: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/power-management-guide.xml

i have not got the files /etc/acpi. Are these installed when i emerge powermnt-base or does that happen when i configure the kernel?

i'm taking this slowly...

thanks for your help

intmain · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:48 pm Post subject:

Have you emerged acpid?
This package contains /etc/acpi
See the section after configuring the kernel in the power management howto.