Re: [ACPI-sppt] backlight and other problems on dell inspiron 8200 w/ 2.5.69

 From what I can understand, since I am not running X windows when this 
problem occurs, and starting up X still doesn't restore the display (I 
can't see any faint image when the display goes out); this means that 
it's a DSDT problem? This leads me to a few questions...

1) A lid event happens when the lid is closed, am I to asume there 
should also be one when the lid opens? (I have no way to check what's 
happening till I get home to a second monitor, or at least a second 
machine to ssh in with)

2) Does anyone have a known-good DSDT for a laptop with a lid switch, 
one that the lid switch events work and the display goes on and off? and 
if so, can I aquire the AML (is this the right term) for it? I'd like to 
compare the way the dell DSDT is written, but I have no known-good system.

3) I was going to use pmtest, but it seems to not compile with gcc 
2.95.4. However it does compile with both 3.0.4 and 3.2.3 (compiler 
bug?) This leads to the next problem that I can't insmod pmtest.o, it 
gives an error of "Error inserting 'pmtest.o': -1 Invalid module format"


Is there anyone knowledgeable with modules who could take a peek and see 
what's missing for kernel insertion? I asume I'm missing a subroutine or 
something but I just can't seem to nail it down.

That's all for now, folks :]

--hachi


Several people wrote several different messages, which I am kinda 
replying to them all, so read the archives if you want to see them :)



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