RE: acpi-problem with samsung x10 1700

[Len Brown <len.brown-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

Hmmm, no missing return statements on ADP1 and BAT1 _STA -- look like
the problem must be elsewhere.

On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 12:19, D. S. wrote:
> ok, here is the output.
> 
> i hope you guys can help me out!
> 
> regards
> dennis
> 
> 
> Am Fr, 2003-12-19 um 17.33 schrieb Brown, Len:
> > Look in the status method specifically:
> > 
> > \SB_.ADP1._STA
> > \SB_.BAT1._STA
> > 
> > Also, it is okay to post your acpidmp output to the list so people can
> > take a look at it.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > -Len
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: D. S. [mailto:silent.bob-zqRNUXuvxA0b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org] 
> > > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 11:08 AM
> > > To: Brown, Len
> > > Subject: RE: [ACPI] acpi-problem with samsung x10 1700
> > > 
> > > 
> > > hi,
> > > thanks for the quick answer...
> > > 
> > > this is what i thought.
> > > my problem is, that i don't know where to put that add. return (or
> > > change the value to the correct one).
> > > in the dsdt (ref to ADP1 and BAT1) file are returns (i.e 
> > > return (local0)
> > > ).
> > > any idea?
> > > 
> > > regards
> > > dennis
> > > 
> > > Am Fr, 2003-12-19 um 16.43 schrieb Brown, Len:
> > > > AML is like C -- if there is no return statement from a 
> > > routine (method)
> > > > then nothing gets returned.
> > > > 
> > > > Unfortunately the microsoft implementation of the AML interpreter
> > > > behaves as if there is a return statement, and so bugs in AML get
> > > > through windows validation.
> > > > 
> > > > For this to work on the ACPICA AML interpreter, you need to 
> > > insert the
> > > > missing return statements in the AML -- we don't have a 
> > > workaround for
> > > > this type of BIOS bug.
> > > > 
> > > > -Len
> > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org 
> > > > > [mailto:acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of D. S.
> > > > > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 10:10 AM
> > > > > To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
> > > > > Subject: [ACPI] acpi-problem with samsung x10 1700
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > hi folks,
> > > > > maybe you folks could help me out.
> > > > > i fixed the dsdt.aml so far that iasl compiles without an error.
> > > > > so far so good.
> > > > > 
> > > > > now dmesg gives me the following:
> > > > > 
> > > > > acpi-1121: error:method execution failed [\SB_.ADP1._STA] (Node
> > > > > c1613920), AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE
> > > > > acpi-1121: error:method execution failed [\SB_.BAT1._STA] (Node
> > > > > c1613a20), AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE
> > > > > 
> > > > > this means, if i'm correct, that the stats for battery 
> > > and ac-adapter
> > > > > can't be read.
> > > > > i am not sure where to correct this and how.
> > > > > 
> > > > > so you maybe need some info on the machine/dist.
> > > > > samsung x10 xtc1700
> > > > > bios 06ye (samsung orginal shipped)
> > > > > suse 9.0 (wich is patched already for reading dsdt)
> > > > > 
> > > > > help would be great!
> > > > > 
> > > > > regards
> > > > > d.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand
> > > > > progress. -- Epigrams in Programming, ACM SIGPLAN Sept. 1982
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
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