[tlinux-users:07434] Re: Satellite P25-S670 acpi

"babar haq" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.hardware.toshiba
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Gonzalo

First of all thanx for all the info.

 
> I'm willing to bet that P25s have a Phoneix BIOS, just as my P15 does ...
> In order to get most of your laptop features, you will need to 
> download, compile and load the "omnibook kernel module"

Yes it is Phoneix BIOS.

> 
> I kwon it may come as kind of a shocking surprise, but notebooks 
> like yours an my, appear to be created by "other" company and 
> just/only branded by Toshiba. You can find some really interesting 
> posts on this list about that subject.

Ok :(

> 
> So, basically, download, compile, load it using "modprobe omnibook" 
> and see if you get anything under /proc/omnibook/

Have to give it a try or else I cant use linux as my primary OS.

> 
> Now, regarding suspend to ram/disk, is still work in progress and 
> may not work properly if you have an nvidia card and are using the 
> nvidia propietary drivers.

Ok it is nvidia and I m using those drivers. Well as long as my 
system doesent heat up I would be more then happy.

> 
> If you ever need a GUI interface to acces some of the features that 
> the omnibook kernel module provides, the give Ktoshiba CVS a try ;)
> 

No harm in trying that as well:) 
Thanx once again.

Babar

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