Re: ACPI @ Ottawa Linux Symposium

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

On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 10:25, Hiroshi Miura wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> At 29 Jul 2004 23:34:18 -0400,
> Len Brown wrote:
> > 
> > FYI,
> > 
> > Here are the slides I used to discuss ACPI at OLS last week:
> >
> http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/lenb/acpi/doc/ACPI_OLS_2004.sxi
> > (Open Office Format)
> 
> From TODO list, I want to tell about it.
> 
> I start to implement Hotkey driver and Video switch driver
> with vendor(Panasonic) support. I've already made its 
> hotkey device driver, and the driver is posted later.
> 
> I have experienced about reverse-engineering of DSDT and making
> hotkey driver, I think I can make hotkey drivers for other PCs. 
> I want to request some Japanese PC vendor support, and if get, then 
> I want to write hotkey driver for it.

I'll be happy to see any positive news on this front.

> About video driver,
>  I'm trying to merge Ducrot's experimental implementation and mine.

great!

I think there are a lot of people interested in seeting this piece of
the puzzle get solved.  Haven't heard from Bruno in a while -- he might
be on vaction.  In any case, please post what you have to the list or
the bug report so others can contribute.

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944

thanks,
-Len




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