From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pavel Machek Subject: Re: hp xt1260; upgraded bios to 1.05, now no backlight w/batteries Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:06:17 +0100 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20030310120617.GA4471@zaurus.ucw.cz> References: <200303051956.h25Ju2N04777@p2.parker.boston.ma.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200303051956.h25Ju2N04777-paYRYfI9b/YMuHHiPFXXZ1fOaUvyCJUZ@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Brad Parker Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Hi! > If I boot the bios upgrade disk and flash the bios, the problem goes > away. Everything works as expected. > > I then run linux (2.4.21-pre3-acpi-20030125-swsusp18). It boots and > works fine. I poweroff and reboot and the problem reoccurs. Several > seconds after the bios comes up, before grub, the backlight shuts off. > Pressing the lid button restores the light for a few seconds. If I > plug in the ac and press the lid button is comes back on and stays on. I'd complain to HP. I seen a lot of braindamaged notebooks, but so far removing battery always did the trick. Pavel, who remembers good old days when reset *did* reset. -- Pavel Written on sharp zaurus, because my Velo1 broke. If you have Velo you don't need... ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and the chance of winning an Apple iPod: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en