[tlinux-users:07300] Re: ACPI problems with a Sattelite L10

> Windows is much more forgiving of DSDT errors
> (including ACPI). Information
> on fixing your machine's DSDT (specific to Gentoo,
> but works for most
> distros) can be found at
>
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-122145-highlight-dsdt.html.
> 
> On 28/09/05, Manuel López-Ibáñez
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > You may consider including in this discussion the
> people of
> > ACPI4Linux[1], since they may be interested in
> this issue and so anyone
> > else using a Satellite L10 might benefit from your
> findings.
> >
> > I have one question. If the ACPI implementation is
> faulty in that
> > laptop, how does it works in Win32?
> >
> > Good luck!
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Manuel.
> >
> > [1]
>
http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/acpi-devel
> >
> >
> > C.G. wrote:
> > > Hello there,
> > >
> > > I'm not the first user to notice that linux
> doesn't
> > > support the ac adapter and battery. So, I
> disassembled
> > > the DSDT of my Sattelite L10-113, and saw that
> the
> > > declaration of my battery is uncomplete. Thus,
> the dsl
> > > sources show:
> > >
> > > Device (SMBC)
> > > {
> > > Name (_HID, "ACPI0001")
> > > Name (_EC, 0x1820)
> > > Device (SBS0)
> > > {
> > > Name (_HID, "ACPI0002")
> > > Name (_SBS, 0x01)
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > > wheras the _BIF, _BST, _BTP, _PCL and _STA
> battery
> > > control methods are missing, according to the
> ACPI
> > > specifications.
> > >
> > > I remind you that Toshiba is one of the creators
> of
> > > the ACPI standard.
> > >
> > > That being said, I suggest in this case that
> Toshiba
> > > thrives to provide an ACPI update of the L10/L15
> BIOS.
> > > Or, if not possible, I may try to solve the
> problem
> > > myself, but I need a least the SB controller
> specs
> > > used in this laptop, and an example of the used
> SBST.
> > > Unfortunately, I don't know where to find them.
> > >
> > > Thank you for answering my request.
> > >
> > > Sincerly,
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Well, I already know the gentoo doc and the ACPI linux
ACPI project, but the problem is elsewhere. The DSDT
itself is uncomplete, not buggy but uncomplete. The
Toshiba Windows XP provides 2 drivers for the battery
management.



		
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