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From: Nathan Gray <n8gray-7GExONQZ6ZKVc3sceRu5cw@public.gmane.org>
To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: RE: ACPI source releases updated (20030509)
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 17:48:22 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <b9pf9o$jjs$1@main.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: F760B14C9561B941B89469F59BA3A84725A299@orsmsx401.jf.intel.com

Grover, Andrew wrote:
> Can you help me understand what problem putting the DSDT in initrd
> fixes?

It solves the problem of having to recompile your kernel in order to change
your DSDT.  Switching to a new DSDT becomes as simple as:

cp initrd_backup.img initrd.img
cat marker >> initrd.img  # Mark the start of the DSDT
cat DSDT.aml >> initrd.img
reboot

It's very handy.

Cheers,
-n8
-- 
>>>-- Nathaniel Gray -- Caltech Computer Science ------>
>>>-- Mojave Project -- http://mojave.cs.caltech.edu -->



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  reply	other threads:[~2003-05-13  0:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-05-12 22:18 ACPI source releases updated (20030509) Grover, Andrew
2003-05-13  0:48 ` Nathan Gray [this message]
2003-05-13  8:54   ` Sebastian Henschel
     [not found]     ` <20030513085421.GB1338-adzhR0EPeY/7X6WiDY61Ug@public.gmane.org>
2003-05-13  9:38       ` Markus Gaugusch
     [not found]         ` <Pine.LNX.4.53.0305131133540.10441-sxQ525G0OhRQK2oVCIMtW7NldLUNz+W/@public.gmane.org>
2003-05-13 13:34           ` Christian Zoz
2003-05-13 11:26       ` Gunter Ohrner
2003-05-13 18:38     ` Nathan Gray
2003-05-13 18:55       ` Richard Black
2003-05-14 11:12       ` Ducrot Bruno
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-05-12 20:47 Grover, Andrew
     [not found] ` <F760B14C9561B941B89469F59BA3A847E96E70-sBd4vmA9Se4Lll3ZsUKC9FDQ4js95KgL@public.gmane.org>
2003-05-12 21:18   ` Markus Gaugusch

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