Re: no /proc/acpi, trying to dump dsdt to a file

[glen martin <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Moore, Robert wrote:

> I would be very interesting to see what windows does with this DSDT when
> encountered. If you could get this and send it, it would help.
>
> Windows puts the DSDT into the registry, under
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/HARDWARE/ACPI/DSDT.
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-acpi-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-acpi-
> > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of glen martin
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:50 AM
> > To: linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: no /proc/acpi, trying to dump dsdt to a file
> >
> > Yeah, no problem at all. What, Windows care about a broken dsdt? Bah
> >    
> ...
>  
>
> > :)
> >
> > A number of folks have run into this dsdt problem with this and
> >    
> related
>  
>
> > boards from ASUS. The instructions on how to deal suggest dumping and
> > fixing the dsdt table,or grabbing a pre-fixed one from the repository
> >    
> on
>  
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> > SF.  I tried the repository, but the iasl compiler won't deal with it,
> > so the next attempt was to dump and fix my existing broken table from
> > the BIOS.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > glen
> >
> >
> > Moore, Robert wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Does this machine boot Windows ok?
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: linux-acpi-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-acpi-
> > > > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of glen martin
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:51 AM
> > > > ...
> > > > kernel is 2.6.15, with gentoo patches and the patch to load a dsdt
> > > >        
> from
>  
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> > initrd.
> >    
> >
> > > > I'm trying to dump my dsdt, but there is no /proc/acpi, let alone
> > > > /proc/acpi/dsdt.
> > > >
> > > > Is there something special needed to make /proc/acpi show up? Or
> > > >        
> other
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> > > > way to get at the existing dsdt in this situation?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >        
> > <snip>
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