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Hi,

So... how to put acpi_osi="!Windows 2006" in GRUB boot @ Arch Linux????!!!
it gives me a fault boot...

Thanks,
Syn

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 1:59 AM, Alexandre Kaspar
<alexandre.kaspar@xxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Effectively, the kernel argument acpi_osi is the one which make the switch
> work correctly. It isn't linked to eva's module.
>
> And I suppose it's actually an easier (and better) way like the one you
> might have used via the dsdt file (which I tried at the beginning, but had
> exactly the same problem of winxp boot needed for card change).
>
> That kernel parameter is THE current solution which works well (and is so
> easy to use, or not to use).
> Alexandre Kaspar
>
> Ricardo Ferreira <ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
>
>  I've been using for the last month a custom method for switch the cards,
>> which involved having two DSDT, one for each card. Although this method
>> worked to keep the currently active card on, I still needed to boot XP if I
>> wanted to switch.
>>
>> But now, as I did a clean install,, I decided to try the "new" method
>> everyone is using, which is that sony-laptop moule by Eva.
>>
>> I though it was draining my battery really fast, even with the Intel on.
>> As I wasn't using this module before and my battery wasn't draining so fast,
>> I decided to remove it.
>>
>> Okay, now the weird part. Without the module it still works! I believe it
>> has to do with the acpi_osi="!Windows 2006" used in Grub. I tried something
>> along this line before (when messing around with the DSDT) but never worked,
>> because it was in the wrong place!
>>
>> So, I believe this is good news. Or at least they are for me, because I
>> wasn't really that interested in the sony-laptop mode. Still not sure how
>> battery life goes, as it's still charging :)
>>
>>
>
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