From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rich Townsend Subject: Re: Speedstep-centrino problems Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 08:08:01 -0500 Message-ID: <420B5CB1.2090804@bartol.udel.edu> References: <0FEA36BB2ABDF44FAAFEB7A75367C07A0117DCE4@alaska.condis.es> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <0FEA36BB2ABDF44FAAFEB7A75367C07A0117DCE4-0IKPNnIBiwz73juT6mD8XA@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: Simon Moore , acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Simon Moore wrote: > Thanks for warning me about that. > > I suppose I could ask Dell which variant they installed (or how to find > out which variant is installed). If I were to be certain which variant > it was, would the patch be safe if modified accordingly? I would think the chances are exceedingly small of you a) finding someone at Dell who actually knows this, and b) getting the information out of them. > > Or anyone up to patching it such that the variant can be defined at > runtime? ;) I would but I'm just a stupid java developer. :) The problem is not so much to do with the ability to choose the appropriate VID#, it is more about working out *which* VID# to choose. If someone could address the latter question, I'd be more than happy to have a shot at the former. cheers, Rich ------------------------------------------------------- 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://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click