From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernard Blackham Subject: Re: Re: what is the worst laptop atm? Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:37:45 +0800 Message-ID: <20050104023745.GJ4468@blackham.com.au> References: <20041227165207.GB9606@poupinou.org> <41D06CA6.30607@mega.ist.utl.pt> <20041228103019.GD9606@poupinou.org> <20050101173611.GB2630@elf.ucw.cz> <20050103133138.GO19199@poupinou.org> <20050103134445.GH4468@blackham.com.au> <20050103145517.GR19199@poupinou.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050103145517.GR19199-kk6yZipjEM5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.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 ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt