From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "James H. Cloos Jr." Subject: Re: ACPI Battery Problems Date: 06 Jul 2003 17:39:41 -0400 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: References: <20030704195241.GC7074@roadrunner.ichilton.net> <03f101c34268$501e4960$3746028e@bio.dfo.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: In-Reply-To: <03f101c34268$501e4960$3746028e-dP0OE4Ef7fWw5LPnMra/2Q@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Derek Broughton Cc: ACPI Development - Sourceforge List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org >>>>> "Derek" == Derek Broughton writes: Derek> yeah, your DSDT is just as broken as every other Dell DSDT I've Derek> heard of. I never have managed to properly fix mine (Inspiron Derek> 2500). And as long as your battery method is broken it's Derek> always going to shut down precipitously when the battery runs Derek> out... FWIW, 2.5.73+ booted w/ acpi_os_name='Microsoft Windows NT' does show accurate battery and ac info on an i8100 w/ a14 bios. (they are up to a15 for the 8100.) My next test is .74+ with acpi_os_name='Windows 2001'. (The two acpi_os_names come from the dsdt; the latter is what the dsts expects for xp.) I'm not sure whether the patches that went in to 2.5 since 2.5.70 fixed it, or whether the dsdt just works better if it gets to store 0x10 or 0x40 into MIS3.... But I suspect the patch is more important. (Incidently, not specifying an acpi_os_name for that dsdt is the same as specifying win98 aka acpi_os_name='Microsoft Windows'. The 4th choice is win me.) -JimC ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01