--- acpi_call_util.c.orig 2011-11-07 05:35:10 UTC +++ acpi_call_util.c @@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) if (ioctl(fd, ACPIIO_CALL, ¶ms) == -1) { perror("ioctl"); + fprintf(stderr, "(Is `acpi_call.ko' kernel module loaded?)\n"); return 1; }