Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | RE: ACPI -- Workaround for broken DSDT | | Date | Sun, 1 Feb 2004 23:33:44 -0500 | | From | "Brown, Len" <> |
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The vendor should supply a correct DSDT with their BIOS. In the case of Dell, you might inquire here: http://linux.dell.com/
For non-vendor supplied solutions, you might also follow the DSDT link here: http://acpi.sourceforge.net/
Cheers, -Len
> -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Pingenot [mailto:trelane@digitasaru.net] > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 1:05 AM > To: Brown, Len > Cc: bluefoxicy@linux.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: ACPI -- Workaround for broken DSDT > Importance: High > > > From Len Brown on Sunday, 01 February, 2004: > >this is probably best addressed to acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > >where people over-ride their BIOS ACPI DSDT all the time. > >However, there is a reason that it isn't push-button, and that is > >because we don't want to encourage people to do it. We'd rather fix > >Linux where Linux is broken, or get the OEMs to fix their > BIOS where the > >BIOS is broken. > > How does one get a hold of a fixed DSDT? I've seen postings about > how to apply them, but how do they get released? I'd *love* for > Dell to release a fix for my Inspiron 8600 (haven't found a fixed > DSDT), or to just get a hold of one. > > *sigh* When will the vendors support Linux?! > > -Joseph > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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