I'm fully aware what ACPI is. Should I assume it has something to do with an acpid? The point, though, is that if you use an operating system that's been properly developed, you don't have to care. And for what it's worth, I put Linux on my laptop mainly because I thought it'd boot faster (which it doesn't) and consume less disk space (which it also doesn't). I keep it there because it's not quite enough of a pain to be worth removing - and of course it provides a source of things just like this. Personally, I'd rather Linus Torvalds packed it in, but each to his own. P
Mainly, I do. But, see, that's a trap. On one hand, if I don't use it, you'll be whining that I don't have any experience with it, and if I do, you'll be whining that I'm complaining about it. No, no - I'll keep my hand in and watch in case one day linux does actually catch up and succeed in, well... what would success mean for linux? Reimplementing windows, basically? P
now with all due respect Corky.. and not knowing the OP's history I am in the same boat when it comes to linux. Tried it, hated it, tried it again, kind of understood it, hated it, tried again, got it working, dont use it.... no idea what ACPI is and why would I? Installed windows on a single partition, updated the drivers and I was off....... This is the issue with Linux. unless you have an understanding of HOW it works and WHAT you need to do to make it work when it doesnt, it will always be second to Windows.....
The hints in the name acpid The point isn't if an OS has been "properly" developed, what ever properly means, it's that Windows is whats classed as an accessible OS, i.e it makes things as simple as possible for the user by obscuring what goes on inside a modern PCs Linux on the other hand takes a different approach, it potentially exposes much more of the underlying system to the user, i.e it allows the user to configure almost everything, to get their hand dirty. Obviously both have their advantages and disadvantages, if you want a simple to use OS that may not allow you to configure certain features then go for Windows. If you want an OS that gives you total control over what your PC does, over all settings and features then go for Linux. You don't need to know what ACPI is, it's the kind of things us geeks take interest in, if the inner workings of how a PC works doesn't float your boat then fair enough. More importantly you made a decisions that Linux wasn't for you, and that's cool. But unless i have missed something you didn't broadcast your dislike for it to all en-sundry, like Phil does. Yup, gota love Windows for how it's made things a lot less hassle, although there was a time even setting up Windows could be a nightmare, let alone DOS. There is a reason it used to be called plug and pray. It probably will. Linux isn't the most user friendly OS, although its become better in recent years. The majority of people don't want to spend ages trying to get something to work, they don't have the time or inclination, for most people Windows or OSX is fine as it just works, others want to get under the hood, to change the oil themselves, to tweak things to their liking.
