Re: acpi confusion

[seth vidal <skvidal phy duke edu>]

> you can configure the kernel to use acpi for power management (i.e.,
> keeping your laptop from over heating or eating the battery life), but
> keep the configure stuff off (so standard plug-n-play detection stuff is
> used).
> 
> http://acpi.sf.net i believe is the sight for linux acpi information and
> so on.
> 

so I read that site. very informative and useful. then I look at my
system, booted without acpi=off in the kernel boot line, and I have none
of the /proc entries of which they speak. Does that make sense?

-sv