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Re: CONFIG_EEEPC_LAPTOP is not set
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Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]>
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Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:56:03 +1100
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On 11/03/13 00:52, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 4:50 AM, Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Not sure if this has come in from upstream or something local, but it looks
>> like CONFIG_EEEPC_LAPTOP is no longer set in the kernel config. This reduces
>> battery life significantly on Asus EEEPCs loading with linux.
>>
>> Kernel is: kernel-2.6.32-358.el6.x86_64
>> Install is fresh from the SL6.4 Beta 2 iso.
>
> I don't think CONFIG_EEEPC_LAPTOP was ever enabled in the TUV
> (therefore SL as well) kernel. Just for a reference, the CentOSPlus
> kernel has it enabled. But that is a custom kernel, not a distro one.

Its a bit strange here... the 32 bit kernel has it enabled and built as 
a module. The 64 bit kernel has it disabled.

I'm not quite sure why that is...

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Steven Haigh

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