I see I get no response, where should I go to get some help on this issue?
If I have to fix it by myself, could you give me some hint on where to start?
On 7/9/06, Ruslán Ledesma Garza <ruslanledesmag@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>From: "Ruslán Ledesma Garza" <ruslanledesmagarza@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Ruslán Ledesma Garza" <ruslanledesmag@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>CC: len.brown@xxxxxxxxx, linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: ACPI not working on DELL Inspiron 1150
>Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 20:30:07 -0500
>
>On 7/9/06, Ruslán Ledesma Garza <ruslanledesmag@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >From: "Brown, Len" <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >To: Ruslán Ledesma Garza
>> ><ruslanledesmag@xxxxxxxxxxx>,<linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Subject: RE: ACPI not working on DELL Inspiron 1150
>> >Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 17:10:45 -0400
>> >
>> >
>> > >Hi. I'm a newbie to linux, but I've been getting this problem ever
>> > >since I installed it on my computer (I've already tested Fedora Core 5
>> > >and Ubuntu 6, both having the same problem).
>> > >
>> > >1) I first discovered that my laptop display didn't turn off when the
>> > >lid was closed (I can tell because I can see the glare of the display
>> > >through a gap). So I started investigating and found that the lid
>> > >event is not triggered whenever I close/open the lid (using
>> > >acpi_listen). But the weirdest part is that the event is reported when
>> > >doing "cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID/state".
>> >
>> >is the video driver loaded (drivers/acpi/video.c)
>>When doing "lsmod", response is "video 16260 0", so I
>>think answer is yes.
>> >
>> > >2) Then I realized no events are reported through acpi_listen, except
>> > >for "ac_adapter" event which occurs after resuming the laptop from
>> > >hibernation.
>> >
>> >How about power button events?
>>No other events rather than ac_adapter are reported, including button
>>events.
>> >
>> > >3) I've also found that sometimes the computer freezes when resuming
>> > >from hibernation (I can only confirm this under Ubuntu, I can't
>> > >remember what happens with Fedora).
>> > >
>> > >4) Finally, for some reason gnome power manager doesn't put into
>> > >hibernation my computer when battery is too low (the only time I
>> > >tested this was under Ubuntu) and simply runs out of battery.
>> > >
>> > >Since #'s 1 & 2 have ocurred under Fedora and Ubuntu, I assume there
>> > >is some low level problem/incompatibility of ACPI with my computer's
>> > >hardware. Everything works fine under WinXP, and to me power
>> > >management is a must for my laptop.
>> > >
>> > >I've read some stuff about DST's, but sincerelly I didn't undestand
>> > >much (ie. where does this DST reside? Is it a firmware?),
>> >
>> >modified DSDT's are a debugging tool only -- not a path to a "real fix".
>> >Linux should work properly on your laptop without any modifications
>> >to the firmware. (though it might be a good idea to check with Dell
>> >to make sure you're running the latest).
>>Last time I checked (about 3 weeks ago) the bios firmware was the latest
>>("A07"). By the way, are DSDT's firmwares then?
>> >
>> > >but I wonder
>> > >if the fact that my DST says "MSFT" could be the cause of ACPI not
>> > >working propertly.
>> >
>> >:-) This means it was built with the MSFT ASL compiler. Sometimes
>> >that is an issue, but we try to handle those issues and re-building
>> >the firmwarwe with Intel's compiler is okay for debugging, but not
>> >supportable.
>> >
>> >build with CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG=y and see if any new dmesg come out.
>> >You can also boot with "acpi=strict" if you want to see if
>> >Linux is already working around issues in your DSDT.
>>I've already tried to build my DSDT using Intel's compiler. It showed
>>several errors (can't remember which ones, but I can do it again if this
>>can
>>help). I think I fixed them, but could never get to install the modified
>>DSDT.
>>
>>What can I do?
>> >
>> >-Len
>>
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