From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Williams Subject: Advice on result of using acpi_osi=Linux Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:42:57 +1000 Message-ID: <480EBE51.1000408@bigpond.net.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from nschwmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.189.149]:21479 "EHLO nschwmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751059AbYDWEnL (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:43:11 -0400 Received: from nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com ([58.170.62.70]) by nschwmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20080423044308.ZSUE15832.nschwmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com@nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com> for ; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:43:08 +0000 Received: from mudlark.pw.nest ([58.170.62.70]) by nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20080423044308.GILE1861.nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com@mudlark.pw.nest> for ; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:43:08 +0000 Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org 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 -- Peter Williams pwil3058@bigpond.net.au "Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious." -- Ambrose Bierce