Re: Sony Vaio dmi_scan.c

[Andrey Panin]

On 181, 06 29, 2004 at 08:15:43PM +0000, Leonardo G. Di Lella wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> there is an old prefix value in the dmi_scan.c.
> 
> Line: 694 (Kernel 2.6.7)
> 
> { sony_vaio_laptop, "Sony Vaio", { /* This is a Sony Vaio laptop
>         */            
>                             MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Sony Corporation"),
>                             MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "PCG-"),
>                             NO_MATCH, NO_MATCH,
>                             } },
> 
> The DMI_PRODUCT_NAME doesnt match on newer vaio notebooks. (The newer 
> A-series from sony vaio have VGN as product name instead of PCG - older 
> model)
> This is the reason why the sonypi doesnt run on newer vaio notebooks.
> Maybe it is better to delete the line MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "PCG-").

It's better to add new DMI entry with MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "VGN-").

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