> From: Garst R. Reese [mailto:reese@isn.net]
> > > 4. What does DSDT stand for?
> >
> > Differentiated System Description Table. This is where the
> motherboard's
> > resources are described, in Acpi Machine Language (AML).
>
> Is there a way to build a correct substitute? The motherboard's
> resources are
> known.
> If not, then I think it is a bug to treat acpi as working on this
> machine, and it should have reverted to apm.
Microsoft basically does this when installing the OS:
if (on good bios list)
install in ACPI mode
else if (bios date after x)
install in ACPI mode
else
install in APM/legacy mode
Note that they do this at system install time, so if you install in APM,
upgrade bios, you're still in APM mode.
I think the same thing is appropriate for us, but system boot may be a
better time to make the choice.
Regards -- Andy
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