acpi...what's the secret?

[Net Llama!]

I'm fumbling my way through getting ACPI working on my laptop (which 
doesn't support APM).  I've applied the patches from acpi.sf.net to 
2.4.21, and i'm booted into that kernel right now.  I've got the acpid 
running, so i'm assuming its doing something, although i'm not too clear 
on what.

I've got a whole mess of entries under /proc/acpi with alot of 
interesting info.  I'm assuming that i don't need to tinker with them 
manually, but i could be wrong.  What i'm not able to figure out is do i 
need to do anything further for acpi to work its magic (prevent the 
laptop from overheating, monitor battery usage etc)?    Anyone have a 
clue to throw me?

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L. Friedman                       	       netllama at linux-sxs.org
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