[Pkg-acpi-devel] Bug#502704: Bug#502704: acpid is not started at boot

[Derrick Karpo]

Hello.

I can confirm this same behaviour under 2.6.17.1 (amd64).  With ACPI
compiled into the kernel acpid fails to start on boot however when
ACPI is compiled in as modules then acpid starts correctly.  In my
case, ACPI also started correctly with the stock Debian
linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 (2.6.26-9) image which was different than
the experience Anders had with the 686 kernel.

Derrick


Here's the diff between my non-working and working 2.6.27.1 configs:

--- config-2.6.27.1-acpi-no-worky       2008-10-20 21:28:53.395278868 -0600
+++ config-2.6.27.1-acpi-works  2008-10-20 20:37:23.990774246 -0600
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated make config: don't edit
 # Linux kernel version: 2.6.27.1
-# Mon Oct 20 21:06:29 2008
+# Mon Oct 20 17:34:38 2008
 #
 CONFIG_64BIT=y
 # CONFIG_X86_32 is not set
@@ -328,17 +328,17 @@
 CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER=y
 CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER=y
 CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_AC=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=m
 CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_BAY=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_BAY=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=m
 CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_WMI=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_WMI=m
 # CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set
 # CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA is not set
 # CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT is not set
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@
 CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
 CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
 CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_SBS=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_SBS=m

 #
 # CPU Frequency scaling