Re: 2.4.21 kernel and Sony Programmable I/O

On June 25, 2003 Jean Delvare muttered:
 > 
 > > When I try to compile sonypi as a module and try to install it, I get
 > > the following:
 > > 
 > > > modprobe sonypi
 > > /lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/char/sonypi.o: unresolved symbol
 > > ec_write
 > > /lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/char/sonypi.o: unresolved symbol
 > > ec_read
 > > /lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/char/sonypi.o: insmod
 > > /lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/char/sonypi.o failed
 > > /lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/char/sonypi.o: insmod sonypi failed
 > > 
 > > I'm using the released version of kernel 2.4.21 with
 > > acpi-20030523-2.4.21-rc3.diff applied as a patch.  The hardware is a
 > > Sony PCG-GRX700K.  I've included the .config from the kernel source
 > > tree below.  Did I miss something?  Has anyone else see the above
 > > errors?  Thanks for any help.
 > 
 > Try using the latest ACPI patch, and make sure you enable "Local APIC
 > support". I couldn't get ACPI to work with this new combination of
 > kernel and ACPI patch without enabling the APIC support. Don't ask why,
 > I don't know, but it works OK with APIC enabled.
 > 
cool, there's a new ACPI patch (my ISDN modem fried itself, so i was
out of touch for a bit).  that worked great, so i now have a working
sonypi module.

unfortunately, it doesn't solve the larger problem of getting the A/V
out port to work - still digging on that one.  the initial searches i
did showed others in the same boat but i didn't see an immediate
solution (although atitvout looks interesting).  have others managed
to get the A/V out port to work under linux?


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