Re: ACPI -- Workaround for broken DSDT

[Stian Jordet]

tir, 03.02.2004 kl. 02.03 skrev Joseph Pingenot:
> From Brown, Len on Sunday, 01 February, 2004:
> >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/  
> 
> Hmm.  Do vendors generally release these?  I know Dell's very shaky on
>   the Linux support front, at least for desktop/laptop.
> Also, how do non-vendor supplied ones get made?  Seems like something
>   you need NDA'ed docs for.
> 
> -Joseph

I guess it varies. Rioworks (http://www.rioworks.com) made a new BIOS
for me, after I (with very, very good help from Len Brown) told them
their DSDT was broken. :)

Best regards,
Stian

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