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  From: Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca>
  To  : <apmd-list@worldvisions.ca>
  Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:10:16 -0500

Debian: Things left to do for release. (fwd)

Hi all,

Enabling APM support is one of the few reasons you might need to rebuild the
kernel after you install Debian Linux.

Is there any way (sysctl?  loadable module?) that could be used to make APM
a run-time optional feature?  Could this make it into the 2.2 kernel?

Have fun,

Avery




----- Forwarded message from Adam Di Carlo <apharris@burrito.onshore.com> -----

To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Things left to do for release.
From: Adam Di Carlo <apharris@burrito.onshore.com>

"Matthias" == Matthias Klose <doko@cs.tu-berlin.de> writes:
> even greater, if apm could be enabled in this kernel. Or doesn't
> this work on some laptops?

Matthias, why, why, why! do you keep asking for this.

Putting APM support in the stock kernels would *reduce* the number of
systems which can boot from the stock kernel.  It's an option, it's
not required, it causes problems for some, and it's not needed for
booting --

  therefore!

it will never be part of the stock kernel.  You have to build your own
kernel if you want APM, that that's how it will *always* be on x86.

--
.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>;


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