From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: James Marca Subject: usage report 2.6.0-test3, acpi doesn't power down sony laptop Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:18:59 -0700 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20030820161859.GA23428@translab.its.uci.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Hi, [bug report with only a little content] acpi in 2.6.0-test3 seems to work fine for my sony laptop---pcg-fx210 with one bios update applied (official release by sony to coincide with windows xp). fan works as expected (kicks in, ramps up, turns off, etc). I never use sleep states or hibernate, so I can't report on those. The last time I tried the 2.5.x series, my laptop spewed endless ACPI-related errors too fast to read, so this is an improvement. However, as with the 2.4.22 kernels acpi still cannot seem to power my laptop down. There is still a bug somewhere and I am not sure where to look to report on this, but it doesnt seem like anyone else is looking, and I have a little spare time.... I have disassembled and compiled (tested) my dsdt according to the various instructions, and aside from some benign errors there don't seem to be any compile time problems. Windows ME (dual boot machine) *is* able to turn the machine off on power down. The 2.4.22* series acpi on shutdown would turn off the harddrive, but the screen stayed live, power was still on. The 2.6.0-test3 kernel prints a message, something like ACPI_POWER_DOWN, but I didn't write it down last time I shut down. However, now the hard drive continues to spin merrily along, as well as the screen staying up, so it seems a small step backwards has been taken. Can someone point me to a FAQ on how to turn on more verbose debugging, or what to look for in the DSDT, etc, to try to fix this? I can read the power up messages, but power down is tougher because, well, everything is shutting down... thanks, james ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Dice.com. Did you know that Dice has over 25,000 tech jobs available today? From careers in IT to Engineering to Tech Sales, Dice has tech jobs from the best hiring companies. http://www.dice.com/index.epl?rel_code=104