[tlinux-users:08683] Re: Ubuntu Gutsy on Satellite P100

Toshiba people have to say something to you, they have to response about.

Torsten Dörschel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using a Satellite P100 (BIOS v2.40 still) with Ubuntu.
> The biggest problem with this laptop series is the sound and ACPI. From 
> scratch eigther ACPI or sound (with acpi=off) works, but not both together. 
>
> Under Ubuntu Feisty, kernel 2.6.20 and earlier it was possible to patch the 
> DTST load the new version with the img.initrd and everything was fine. But 
> with the Upgrade to Ubuntu Gutsy and kernel 2.6.22  this method doesn't work 
> anymore, see
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/136469
>
> It seems to work with several tricks under Mandriva and OpenSuse with kernel 
> 2.6.22 but till now the only way for Gutsy is to use the old 2.6.20 kernel 
> from Feisty with custom DSDT.
>
> I don't expect any help from this list, but maybe just an answer to the 
> following:
>
> Somewhen ago I heard that this whole problem has something to do with the 
> integrated softmodem. The original DSDT from the Toshiba BIOS has a query for 
> the OS type, and excludes something for "Linux". One of the tricks was to 
> delete this part.
> Why does Toshiba do that? They intentionally exclude a whole growing (and 
> mostly experienced) community of Linux computer users?
>
> And another question: Is there something like a general petition somewhere for 
> more Linux support? Or does Toshiba et al wait till the whole Ubuntu 
> community uses Dell?
>