From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alexander Hoogerhuis Subject: Re: ACPI vs. PCMCIA on Compaq Evo N800c Date: 28 Apr 2003 12:08:11 +0200 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <87isszhr3o.fsf@lapper.ihatent.com> References: <3EAB29E2.5030702@woogie.net> <20030427100023.A16436@fermat.unipv.it> <1051436106.2388.9.camel@calvin.hjblocal.nl> <20030427142438.A16678@fermat.unipv.it> <87el3nj8of.fsf@lapper.ihatent.com> <1051523389.3eacf93e0299f@webmail.freedom2surf.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1051523389.3eacf93e0299f-2RFepEojUI2nZ0U1+ra/38PfUJlJv2Hx@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: h.j.barelds-XfCjptVMDKWuyJwMYI9mNQ@public.gmane.org Cc: Daniele Boffi , acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org h.j.barelds-XfCjptVMDKWuyJwMYI9mNQ@public.gmane.org writes: > Quoting Alexander Hoogerhuis : > > > I'm running on Gentoo 1.4rc1 (with updates) and I can confirm that > > XFree 4.2.1 in various releases has had problems with the lid switch > > on my 800c. Basically once it's pressed it would not turn on > > again. Loosing sync when switching the display to/from text-mode and > > graphics was also a problem. I'm now running with XFree 4.3.0 with up > > to date drm-modules for 4.3.0 and lid switch and sync problems are > > gone. > > You took the drm-modules from dri.sf.net? Think I am going to try that one > It's packaged as an "ebuild" in gentoo, taken from dri.sourceforge.net. I ould assume its up to date and has the following patches in addition: xfree-drm-4.3.0-gentoo-Makefile-fixup.patch xfree-drm-4.3.0-gentoo-ppc-Makefile-fixup.patch xfree-drm-4.3.0-r2-dristat.patch xfree-drm-4.3.0-r2-drm-ioremap.patch xfree-drm-4.3.0-r2-gentoo-Makefile-fixup.patch xfree-drm-4.3.0-r2-radeon-resume-v8.patch > > My kernel is 2.4.21-pre7 with ACPI 20030328 and preempt applied to > > it. Also running with a custom DSDT that makes most stuff work, > > including turning the brightness up and down :) > > Only mods I made were the '*' in the names, and added some externs. Or are there > more modifcations available? > Removing *'es and changing a few variable names made most of the stuff happy. Then a bit of hand patching of osl.c to make it load the overriding DSDT. > Hilbert > mvh, A -- Alexander Hoogerhuis | alexh-rpjHciJLgqZBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org CCNP - CCDP - MCNE - CCSE | +47 908 21 485 "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it." --Scott McNealy ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf