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[Michael Seiler <miseiler@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sadly, you cannot do so without recompiling the arch kernel to avoid using
initramfs (mkinitcpio).

If anyone has a better solution, I'd love to hear it, since I'm in the same
boat.

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 9:05 PM, syn ack <synackrstnull@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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