Please file a bug on bugzilla.kernel.org, don't forget attach acpidump output, dmesg. Thanks, Luming -----Original Message----- From: acpi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:acpi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ruslán Ledesma Garza Sent: 2006年7月11日 11:09 To: acpi-bugzilla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ACPI] RE: ACPI info please So what is wrong with ACPI if "acpi_listen" is not reporting any events but "ac_adapter" event while the state of the various buttons and all other devices is reported in /proc/acpi/* ? Do I have an unssuported DSDT? and once more "What can I do?" Ruslán >From: "Brown, Len" <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> >To: Ruslán Ledesma Garza <ruslanledesmag@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: RE: ACPI info please >Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 23:31:32 -0400 > >I barely have the bandwidth to answer direct email from Linus Torvalds and >Andrew Morton. >I'm sorry, I see 8 e-mails from you in the last 2 days -- which are >Saturday and Sunday on this part of the Earth. > >you must communicate with me on the list b/c I'm not the only >one who can answer questions. > >thanks, >-Len > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Ruslán Ledesma Garza [mailto:ruslanledesmag@xxxxxxxxxxx] > >Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 11:06 PM > >To: Brown, Len > >Subject: ACPI info please > > > >Hi: > > > >I don't know if you've got my other emails, but I seem to get > >no response > >from anyone. I really would like to fix this ACPI problem, > >could you tell me > >where can I start or what can I do? There is no problem for me > >to start > >working with any source code, I just ask for some enlightment > >since I'm just > >getting started in the linux world. > > > >Ruslán > > > > > >> >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 > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Prodigy/MSN Spaces: Tu espacio en la red http://spaces.msn.com/ > > _________________________________________________________________ Platica con tus amigos en linea con MSN Messenger http://messenger.t1msn.com.mx/ _______________________________________________ acpi mailing list acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux.intel.com/mailman/listinfo/acpi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
