Nothing in /proc/acpi/events

Hi, I'm running Slackware 10.0 (and have tried others) on a Dell Inspiron 1150. I have got acpi support in my kernel, but when I press the power button or close the lid, nothing shows up in the /proc/acpi/events file. I close acpid and cat the file, then press the button or close the lid, and nothing comes up. What's wrong? I have tried it on the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels and neither work.

Thanks in advance,
Simon

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Does the state file get updated?

What's wrong? I have

I am experiencing the same problem with a Dell 5100.

The list mentioned that the state files are polled and the events are int driven. A question I have is why can events not be polled? If it is an int problem, is that fixable with a modded dsdt?

I think Dell was putting out non-complying acpi stuff in their bios. One of the faculty in my department has a new Dell M60 and it seems to recognoze the PWRBTN event. I haven't had time to mess with the lid on it. But my bios is at the latest available and still nada.

Jim Summers
School of Computer Science-University of Oklahoma
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