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Re: Weird / Good news
Yes, if your kernel does not need initramfs, you can use the acpi_osi
parameter.
The problem is the script arch uses to parse these parameters can't handle
spaces.
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 9:56 PM, syn ack <synackrstnull@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If I recompile it without initramfs, can I put acpi_osi="!Windows 2006"
> that at boot?
>
> Well I recompiled kernel 2.6.31 with eva sony-laptop module... applyed
> cmpatible code posted here... someone wrote about new features in kernel
> 2.6.31... disabling windows vista acpi...
>
> Thanks,
> Syn
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>
> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 2:39 AM, Michael Seiler <miseiler@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> 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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