Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:04:14 -0800 From: "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com> To: "Jung-uk Kim" <jkim@FreeBSD.org>, <freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.org> Cc: huangxiangkui@gmail.com Subject: RE: How can I fix these problems of the asl of my computer? Message-ID: <971FCB6690CD0E4898387DBF7552B90E04650068@orsmsx403.amr.corp.intel.com>
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17 February 2006. Summary of changes for version 20060217: 2) iASL Compiler/Disassembler: Implemented support for new reserved names: _WDG and _WED are Microsoft extensions for Windows Instrumentation Management, _TDL is a new ACPI-defined method (Throttling Depth Limit.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Jung-uk Kim [mailto:jkim@FreeBSD.org] > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:20 PM > To: freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.org > Cc: Moore, Robert; huangxiangkui@gmail.com > Subject: Re: How can I fix these problems of the asl of my computer? >=20 > On Wednesday 15 February 2006 06:06 pm, Moore, Robert wrote: > > I had a sneaking suspicion that MS might be involved in this. >=20 > :-) >=20 > > I can add these to the compiler's reserved list to eliminate future > > warnings. >=20 > Great. >=20 > > BTW, I meant that most everyone goes nearly blind attempting to > > read the ACPI spec. >=20 > Yes, I think I am going to be the next victim. ;-) >=20 > Jung-uk Kim >=20 > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jung-uk Kim [mailto:jkim@FreeBSD.org] > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 2:58 PM > > > To: freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.org > > > Cc: Moore, Robert; huangxiangkui@gmail.com > > > Subject: Re: How can I fix these problems of the asl of my > > > computer? > > > > > > On Wednesday 15 February 2006 05:39 pm, Moore, Robert wrote: > > > > ze2205au.asl 4138: Name (_WDG, Buffer (0x50) > > > > Warning 2033 - Unknown reserved name ^ (_WDG) > > > > > > > > ze2205au.asl 4699: Method (_WED, 1, NotSerialized) > > > > Warning 2033 - Unknown reserved name ^ (_WED) > > > > > > This is a very common problem with all recent HP/Compaq laptops: > > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/Talk:HOWTO_Fix_Common_ACPI_Problems > > > > > > > 2) Ignore the warnings. Your BIOS writers did not read the ACPI > > > > spec or became blind sometime in the middle of it, highly > > > > probable. > > > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > No, they are not blind. They just work for the dark side. ;-) > > > > > > Both _WDG and _WED are Microsoft extensions: > > > http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/wmi/wmi-acpi.mspx > > > > > > Jung-uk Kim
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