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From: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Advice on result of using acpi_osi=Linux
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:10:14 -0400
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To: Peter Williams <pwil3058@bigpond.net.au>
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thanks for the report, peter.

please send me the output from dmidecode.

-Len

On Wednesday 23 April 2008, Peter Williams wrote:
> As requested via syslog message, I'm reporting the results I obtained 
> using acpi_osi=Linux on the boot command line:
> 
> Without this addition to command line, I get:
> 
> Apr 23 14:04:38 mudlark kernel: ACPI: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored
> Apr 23 14:04:38 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI System Vendor: 
> 
> Apr 23 14:04:38 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI Product Name: 
> 
> Apr 23 14:04:38 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI Product Version: 
> 
> Apr 23 14:04:38 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI Board Name: DG31PR
> Apr 23 14:04:38 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI BIOS Vendor: Intel Corp.
> Apr 23 14:04:38 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI BIOS Date: 09/28/2007
> Apr 23 14:04:38 mudlark kernel: ACPI: Please send DMI info above to 
> linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
> Apr 23 14:04:38 mudlark kernel: ACPI: If "acpi_osi=Linux" works better, 
> please notify linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
> 
> With this addition, I get:
> 
> Apr 23 14:13:57 mudlark kernel: ACPI: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query honored via 
> cmdline
> Apr 23 14:13:57 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI System Vendor: 
> 
> Apr 23 14:13:57 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI Product Name: 
> 
> Apr 23 14:13:57 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI Product Version: 
> 
> Apr 23 14:13:57 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI Board Name: DG31PR
> Apr 23 14:13:57 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI BIOS Vendor: Intel Corp.
> Apr 23 14:13:57 mudlark kernel: ACPI: DMI BIOS Date: 09/28/2007
> Apr 23 14:13:57 mudlark kernel: ACPI: Please send DMI info above to 
> linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
> 
> I'm not sure if this constitutes better but I thought I'd report it anyway.
> 
> Peter