Dell laptop function key

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Di, den 26.10.2004 schrieb Dave Close um 23:18:

> Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> >Disabling ACPI means to pass the kernel a parameter to do so. At boot
> >time press "a" while being at grub boot screen. Then add to the kernel
> >line "acpi=3Doff apm=3Don" (all without quotes). Then boot. If this setting
> >helps you make it permanent to add these switches to the kernel line in
> >/etc/grub.conf.
> 
> Thank you. That was the solution.

Fine :)

Just for the archive: the kernel parameter is "acpi=off apm=on" (without
quotes) and NOT like it appears in the reply above as "acpi=3Doff
apm=3Don". The change comes from a mail encoding conversion.

Alexander
 

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