From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pedro Venda Subject: Re: Smart batteries and Acer: list of affected models needed Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 20:19:08 +0000 Message-ID: <41A4ECBC.2030306@mega.ist.utl.pt> References: <20041123194307.GB14444@hell.org.pl> <41A4BB42.20103@paranoici.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <41A4BB42.20103-XtQPfPCVGG7srOwW+9ziJQ@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: Ultrakorne Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Ultrakorne wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 >=20 > Karol Kozimor wrote: > | Hi, > | It's likely that I'll get my employer's backing for writing the smart > | battery driver. >=20 > in my dsdt disassembled i get 3 warning... and it contain those lines > "Name(_HID,"ACPI0001")", "Name(_HID,"ACPI0002")" > meaning i have a smart battery > my model as i say is a travelmate 4501 lci >=20 > can someone tell me where and what documents are a good read (kernel > module, acpi, smart battery...), if someone already have collect some > material this should be fine. my hope is helping the development... hi, from what I've collected so far, (probably) the best place to start=20 learning is the acpi specification. it's a good information source if=20 you already know something about kernel programming. http://www.acpi.info/spec20c.htm the next best source of information is probably in the sbs-if forum=20 (smart battery system implementers forum). http://www.sbs-forum.org/specs/sbsm100b.pdf you'll have do dig in and find out what's useful and what's not. good luck. for you, for me and for the other smart battery driver=20 developers. regards, pedro venda. -- Pedro Jo=C3=A3o Lopes Venda email: pjlv-aHmAgkVUFT6Joy8PIJZ9VA@public.gmane.org http://arrakis.dhis.org ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/