Re: Acer TravelMate 3200 series

[Gerard Soldevila <soldevila-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

Hi,

In standard kernel 2.6.10 (from kernel.org) you can include a custom DSDT

Power Management Options (ACPI, APM ) --->
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support  --->
[*]   Include Custom DSDT
(/etc/dsdt.hex) Custom DSDT Table file to include

You have to include .hex file if you use this method
(To obtain dsdt.hex:   iasl -t c dsdt.dsl)

I tried to load DSDT by this method (with 2.6.10) but no battery
status is shown and the loaded DSDT seems to be the original (diff
shows no ouptut)

I encourage you to patch your kernel to read DSDT dinamically from initrd.


Gerard




On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:47:58 -0500, Rich Townsend <rhdt-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Inglor wrote:
> > Rich Townsend wrote:
> >
> >> Inglor wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm trying to make the battery of my laptop shown in the linux.
> >>> I have tried kernel compilation with no results.
> >>> The ACPI is enabled and I can see my CPU temp.
> >>> My kernel is 2.6.10 and I have Mandrake 10.1. The laptop is Acer TM
> >>> 3201XMi
> >>>
> >>> The battery is shown under Device manager from windows as "Microsoft
> >>> Smart Battery" and "Microsoft Smart Battery Subsystem".
> >>> I have found the files for the drivers in windows.. Wiil this help..?
> >>>
> >>> thanks.. :)
> >>>
> >>
> >> https://sourceforge.net/projects/sbs-linux/
> >>
> >> The latest release of the sbs-cm package should work with the TM 3201XMi.
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >>
> >> Rich
> >>
> >>
> > I managert to produce the patched DSDT.aml with the help of readme file.
> > Now I have to patch the kernel with it.
> > I noticed that there is a kernel option to use my own DSDT file (kernel
> > 2.6.10)
> > Will this work or should I do the procedure descpiped into the readme
> > file (which redirects me to a gentoo forum...)
> 
> As far as I know, there is no standard functionality in 2.6.10 that
> allows custom DSDTs. So you must be using a kernel that has been
> enhanced/patched by Mandrake.
> 
> But there's no reason why the kernel option won't work. So try it out;
> if it doesn't work, then you can try the instructions in the README file.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
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