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[Guillaume BINET <gbin@xxxxxxxxx>]

> BOOT_IMAGE=Linux ro root=801 acpi_osi=!Windows 2006
>
perhaps the quotes are important ?

I have that in my grub.conf:

title gentoo 2.6.29-r4
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/gentoo root=/dev/sda1 rootfstype=ext4 acpi_osi="!Windows 2006" 
quiet

Guillaume

On Saturday 30 May 2009, Zuzanna K. Filutowska wrote:
> Dnia piątek 29 maj 2009, Klaus Addicks napisał:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > switching works like a harm.
> > Just load Evas sony-laptop module with speed_stamina=3.
> > In my case i created a file called /etc/modprobe.d/sony-laptop.conf with
> > following line: options sony-laptop speed_stamina=3
> > You have to boot with this kernel parameter: acpi_osi="!Windows 2006"
> > Just put it in the kernel command line of your bootmanager.
> > Now you can switch between stamina and speed without booting to Windows.
> > But your laptop have to be completely poweroff!
> > For loading the correct xorg.conf, i use this little script before
> > starting xserver:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > lspci | grep "00:02.1"
> > if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
> >     cp /etc/X11/xorg.INTEL /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> > else
> >     cp /etc/X11/xorg.NVIDIA /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> > fi
>
> Well, it doesn't work for me. Still getting unable to copy vbios error on
> Nvidia, and only intel graphics works.
>
> boadicea:/home/platyna$ cat /proc/cmdline
> BOOT_IMAGE=Linux ro root=801 acpi_osi=!Windows 2006
>
> boadicea:/home/platyna$ cat /etc/modprobe.conf | grep sony
> options sony-laptop speed_stamina=3
>
> boadicea:/home/platyna$ cat /etc/default/acpi-support
> DOUBLE_CONSOLE_SWITCH=true <-- This is to make scroll in touchpad to work
> after hibernation.
>
> Regards.