Re: Re: what is the worst laptop atm?

[Bernard Blackham <bernard-4vSAtV5O1nc0n/F98K4Iww@public.gmane.org>]

On Mon, Jan 03, 2005 at 03:55:17PM +0100, Bruno Ducrot wrote:
> > > > I do not think above is true. Acer wants to have their batteries
> > > > working in linux, they just do not want to hack their BIOSen.
> > 
> > Not wanting to add FUD, but mere fact here - I have an Acer
> > TravelMate 4052. Here is an excerpt from my original DSDT. Pay
> > careful attention to ECDY.
> 
> This is a well known workaround for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
> 
> So you are complaining that Acer try to make this laptop working with
> an old OS ?

More that I was idly curious if there was a good reason for doing
so. Googling about for this well-known workaround doesn't seem to
have dug much up. If you've got a reference handy, it'd fulfill my
curiosity to see it. :)

TIA,

Bernard.

-- 
 Bernard Blackham <bernard at blackham dot com dot au>


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