17. References and Resources

The following URLs were incredibly useful in writing this HOWTO and generally getting ACPI up and running.

HOWTOs

HOWTO install ACPI under Linux: http://sylvestre.ledru.info/howto/howto_acpi.php
Linux ACPI-HOWTO: http://www.columbia.edu/~ariel/acpi/acpi_howto.txt
Linux on the road, formerly: Linux Laptop HOWTO: http://tuxmobil.org/howtos.html You'll need to scroll a bit, or use the HTML version: http://tuxmobil.org/Mobile-Guide.db/Mobile-Guide.html
Hardware in Detail (part of Linux on the road): http://tuxmobil.org/Mobile-Guide.db/mobile-guide-p2c1-hardware-in-detail.html
Power Management with Linux - APM, ACPI, PMU: http://tuxmobil.org/apm_linux.html
Battery Powered Linux Mini-HOWTO: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Battery-Powered/
Creating custom kernels with Debian's Kernel-Package system: http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html

Hardware-specific Install Reports and Info

Installation Reports: http://acpi.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/InstallationReports
Blacklist: http://acpi.sourceforge.net/documentation/blacklist.html
DSDT: Overview: http://acpi.sourceforge.net/dsdt/index.php Includes links to patched DSDTs and HOWTOs about patching your own DSDT.
BIOS Settings for the AcerTM (Phoenix BIOS): http://help.nec-computers.com/au/pri/item_instr_bios_7521N.asp

Software Development Groups

ACPI articles

Fan Speed Control Techniques in PCs: http://www.analog.com/library/analogDialogue/archives/34-04/fan/

Mailing List Threads

debian-laptop thread: can't restore from suspend: http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/2003/debian-laptop-200304/msg00367.html
acpi-support thread: newbie HOWTO and debian patching: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=7803&max_rows=25&style=flat&viewmonth=200304&viewday=17
debian-laptop thread: acer 634 acpi & apm: http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/2002/debian-laptop-200212/msg00242.html

ACPI packages and related software

The Kernel: Remember to choose "F" for full when you download your kernel source. http://www.kernel.org
Debian-ized kernel: maxx's pre-patched 2.4.20-8 kernel source package. For more information see maxx's notes. http://people.debian.org/~maxx/kernel-source-2.4.20/
ACPI kernel patch: You'll need to pick the version that exactly matches the kernel you're using. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=36832
acpid: the daemon http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpid
acpi: text interface http://grahame.angrygoats.net/acpi.shtml
Kacpi: graphical interface for KDE http://www.elektronikschule.de/~genannt/kacpi/download.html
aKpi: another KDE interface http://akpi.scmd.at/
wmacpi: WindowMaker DockApp (another GUI) http://www.ne.jp/asahi/linux/timecop/
wmacpi+clecourt: WindowMaker DockApp (another graphical interface). Handles two battery slots. http://open.iliad.fr/~clecourt/wmacpi/index.html