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From: "Ville Syrjälä" <syrjala-ORSVBvAovxo@public.gmane.org>
To: Johan Vromans <jvromans-2pNSKKP3PSKEVqv0pETR8A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Re: New SmartBattery DSDT-based controller
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:52:27 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050131155227.GA6575@sci.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2k6ptobfm.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>

On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 04:39:09PM +0100, Johan Vromans wrote:
> Bruno Ducrot <ducrot-kk6yZipjEM5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> writes:
> 
> > That means that if someone owns a tm4502lmi, but different amount of
> > RAM, then all of those ORs will likely fail.
> 
> Interesting. So if I take my notebook to the dealer to add another
> 512Mb of RAM, they replace the DSDT as well?

No, the BIOS modifies the DSDT. This also happens for other stuff like 
enabling and disabling intergrated peripherals from the BIOS. At least on 
one of my laptops the BIOS renames some of the device's methods when the 
device is disabled (_PRS -> B_PR, _DIS -> B_DI etc.)

-- 
Ville Syrjälä
syrjala-ORSVBvAovxo@public.gmane.org
http://www.sci.fi/~syrjala/


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-01-31 15:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-01-29 19:02 New SmartBattery DSDT-based controller Rich Townsend
     [not found] ` <41FBDDE2.1050403-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-29 22:41   ` Johan Vromans
     [not found]     ` <m27jlvx3i3.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-29 23:45       ` Rich Townsend
     [not found]         ` <41FC2022.2080804-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-30  9:17           ` Johan Vromans
     [not found]             ` <m2mzur6zt6.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-30 13:38               ` Rich Townsend
     [not found]                 ` <41FCE348.3010304-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-30 14:31                   ` Karol Kozimor
2005-01-30 15:00                   ` Matthew Garrett
2005-01-30 14:59   ` Matthew Garrett
2005-01-30 15:31     ` Rich Townsend
2005-01-30 19:40     ` Johan Vromans
2005-01-31 22:59     ` Pavel Machek
2005-01-30 15:15   ` Pedro Venda
2005-01-31  9:50   ` Johan Vromans
     [not found]     ` <m24qgyorl3.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-31 10:02       ` David Goodenough
     [not found]         ` <200501311002.36671.david.goodenough-6b45v/Ft3lbby3iVrkZq2A@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-31 12:16           ` Johan Vromans
     [not found]             ` <m2oef5oksl.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-06 21:40               ` Johan Vromans
2005-01-31 11:57       ` Rich Townsend
     [not found]         ` <41FE1D2D.8030006-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-31 12:16           ` Johan Vromans
2005-01-31 15:12   ` Bruno Ducrot
     [not found]     ` <20050131151235.GB1145-kk6yZipjEM5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-31 15:39       ` Johan Vromans
     [not found]         ` <m2k6ptobfm.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-31 15:44           ` Karol Kozimor
2005-01-31 15:52           ` Ville Syrjälä [this message]
2005-01-31 15:59           ` Bruno Ducrot
     [not found]             ` <20050131155935.GD1145-kk6yZipjEM5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-31 17:48               ` Johan Vromans
     [not found]                 ` <m2u0oxjxqe.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-31 18:30                   ` Bruno Ducrot
2005-01-31 16:34       ` Rich Townsend
     [not found]         ` <41FE5E29.9020308-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org>
2005-01-31 16:54           ` Bruno Ducrot
2005-01-31 17:28           ` Karol Kozimor
2005-02-06  2:19   ` sbs-linux: smart batteries on SourceForge (was New SmartBattery DSDT-based controller) Rich Townsend
     [not found]     ` <42057EBE.5090102-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-06 13:33       ` François Valenduc
     [not found]         ` <42061CB8.5040205-IWqWACnzNjyZIoH1IeqzKA@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-06 14:10           ` Olaf Jansen-Olliges
2005-02-06 17:28       ` sbs-linux: smart batteries on SourceForge Johan Vromans
     [not found]         ` <m28y61a98u.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-06 19:25           ` Johan Vromans
     [not found]             ` <m2oeex7ap2.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-06 19:29               ` Rich Townsend
     [not found]         ` <42066328.1080601@bartol.udel.edu>
2005-02-06 19:34           ` Johan Vromans
2005-02-07  9:32       ` Johan Vromans
     [not found]         ` <m23bw8zpdz.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-07 12:06           ` Rich Townsend
     [not found]             ` <420759DB.1000009-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-07 12:49               ` David Goodenough
     [not found]                 ` <200502071249.40300.david.goodenough-6b45v/Ft3lbby3iVrkZq2A@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-08 18:53                   ` Hendrik Jürgens
2005-02-06 21:42   ` New SmartBattery DSDT-based controller Johan Vromans
     [not found]     ` <m2mzuhz7pg.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-06 21:52       ` Rich Townsend
     [not found]         ` <42069196.707-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org>
2005-02-07  9:27           ` Johan Vromans

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