From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: joeyli Subject: Re: [PATCH] acer-wmi: blacklist Thinkpad edge E520 Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:20:31 +0800 Message-ID: <1319494831.17773.153.camel@linux-s257.site> References: <1318488718-4744-1-git-send-email-ike.pan@canonical.com> <1318523759.1913.68.camel@linux-s257.site> <4E97A307.20208@canonical.com> <1318902491.1913.348.camel@linux-s257.site> <4E9CE262.60601@canonical.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from victor.provo.novell.com ([137.65.250.26]:60553 "EHLO victor.provo.novell.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752094Ab1JXWVh (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:21:37 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4E9CE262.60601@canonical.com> Sender: platform-driver-x86-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Ike Panhc Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Matthew Garrett , Joey Lee Hi Ike,=20 =E6=96=BC =E4=BA=8C=EF=BC=8C2011-10-18 =E6=96=BC 10:20 +0800=EF=BC=8CIk= e Panhc =E6=8F=90=E5=88=B0=EF=BC=9A > Hi Joey, >=20 > On 10/18/2011 09:48 AM, joeyli wrote: > > Hi Ike,=20 > >=20 > > Could you please attached on the "rfkill list" output when press Fn= key? > > Then we can check the rfkill status change. >=20 > The output of rfkill list is at > https://launchpadlibrarian.net/78485925/RfKill.txt >=20 > .. and bug reporter tells me that he can not unblock wireless. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/836865/comment= s/0 >=20 > >=20 > > And,=20 > > Thinkpad E520 have AMW0 method and I thought acer-wmi query wrong E= C > > register address so your acer-wireless was always soft-blocked. > >=20 > > Does it possible kindly help me to find out which register on E520 = is > > mapping to wireless status? Please reference to Carlos's acer_ec.pl > > tool: > >=20 > > http://code.google.com/p/aceracpi/wiki/EmbeddedController > >=20 > > Simple use: > > watch -n 1 perl acer_ec.pl regs > >=20 > > Then press your wireless Fn key to monitor which register changed w= hen > > you press Fn key: > >=20 > > e.g. the register at row B0 and column 0A is register 0xBA (0x is u= sed > > to indicate this is a hexadecimal number). > >=20 > > There maybe have other EC register changing when you press key, ple= ase > > do a couple of times and make sure you find out the right one. > >=20 > > If we are lucky, we can find out one EC register mapping to your > > wireless state. >=20 > I've asked bug reporter to do so. Unfortunately nothing useful found. >=20 > Please refer to the link below: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/836865/comment= s/13 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/836865/comment= s/14 >=20 > The full discussion is at > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/836865 >=20 Bad!=20 I also didn't see useful things from DSDT, looks like the control doesn't through EC. Let's add this device to blacklist! Thank's Joey Lee