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Date:      Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:58:01 +0200
From:      Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua>
To:        Peter Harrison <peter.piggybox@virgin.net>
Cc:        acpi@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Problem installing patched acpi...
Message-ID:  <4B578A79.8070408@icyb.net.ua>
In-Reply-To: <20100120224210.GA92917@ideapad.piggybox>
References:  <20100119202320.GA1311@ideapad.piggybox> <4B57136C.3040803@icyb.net.ua> <20100120224210.GA92917@ideapad.piggybox>

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on 21/01/2010 00:42 Peter Harrison said the following:
> 
> Thanks Andriy. I've rebuilt my kernel, and it's working now. Is there anyway
> I can keep GENERIC but install acpi as a module?

I am not sure, but I don't think so.
You can build a kernel with custom config - GENERIC minus device acpi and then
load acpi module.

> Rebuilding the kernel isn't
> really what an atom based netbook was built for!

You can try cross-building your kernel on a different machine.
It's easy.

BTW, what is the patch that you need to use?

-- 
Andriy Gapon



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