Software
ACPI for D800
I am running SuSE linux, kernel 2.6.8-24.10 or 2.6.11.7 on a Dell D800. The ACPI works only in part.
Particulary, the fan control does not work (module fan.ko loaded,
directory /proc/acpi/fan existing, but empty). This is due to a bug in the BIOS. A solution is provided
by the debian package i8kutils. Note, that the corresponding module
i8k.ko can be loaded (by the standard kernel) only using the force-option, i.e.
insmod /path_to_module/i8k.ko force=1.
The rest works pretty much like described in the debian package. Many thanks to the debian people.
(Last Updated: 2005-04-15)