Re: DSDT problem with Acer Aspire 3002NLC

[Thomas Renninger <trenn-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>]

Ramkumar R wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have a Acer Aspire 3002NLC and the battery was not getting reported.
> The syslog too was flooded. I checked up the DSDT database and found a
> fixed table for Aspire 3000 (It reportedly fixed this error, see
> http://acpi.sourceforge.net/dsdt/view.php?id=377). I merged the
> changes with the decompiled file I had. I had decompiled with iasl,
> and on recompilation with the patch 6 errors remained. (Originally 37
> errors were present). I am using iasl version 20050513.
> 
> The compilation cmdline: iasl -oi -of -on -tc dcust.dsl 2>&1 > /tmp/error.log
> 
> Error log:
> 
> Intel ACPI Component Architecture
> ASL Optimizing Compiler / AML Disassembler version 20050513 [Jun  4 2005]
> Copyright (C) 2000 - 2005 Intel Corporation
> Supports ACPI Specification Revision 3.0
> 
> dcust.dsl  2506:                             If (LNot (LEqual
> (\_PR.CPU0._PPC, 0x00)))
> Error    1022 -                                       Object does not
> exist ^  (\_PR.CPU0._PPC)
> 
> dcust.dsl  2508:                                 Store (0x00, \_PR.CPU0._PPC)
> Error    1022 -                                      Object does not
> exist ^  (\_PR.CPU0._PPC)
> 
> dcust.dsl  2516:                             If (LLess (\_PR.CPU0._PPC, Local1))
> Error    1022 -                                Object does not exist ^
>  (\_PR.CPU0._PPC)
> 
> dcust.dsl  2518:                                 Store (Local1, \_PR.CPU0._PPC)
> Error    1022 -                                        Object does not
> exist ^  (\_PR.CPU0._PPC)
> 
> dcust.dsl  2528:                         If (LNot (LEqual
> (\_PR.CPU0._PPC, 0x00)))
> Error    1022 -                                   Object does not
> exist ^  (\_PR.CPU0._PPC)
> 
> dcust.dsl  2530:                             Store (0x00, \_PR.CPU0._PPC)
> Error    1022 -                                  Object does not exist
> ^  (\_PR.CPU0._PPC)
> 
> ASL Input:  dcust.dsl - 3466 lines, 120769 bytes, 1560 keywords
> Compilation complete. 6 Errors, 0 Warnings, 0 Remarks, 0 Optimizations
> 
The object is defined in your SSDT.
Try adding:
External (\_PR.CPU0._PPC)
in global scope
or
External (_PPC)
in the \_PR.CPU0 scope.
One of these should work getting your dsdt compiled.
The kernel interpreter will find the object when the SSDT table is loaded.

       Thomas



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