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Scott Long wrote:
> Ok, thanks for the information.  Unfortunately, the current ACPI drop
> has the appearance of being a bit of a regression for many people.  If
> this implies that lots of ASL/AML out there is buggy, it still won't be
> very satisfying for users.  What is an acceptable solution here?

Do what Windows does.  I admit, it's not technically to spec.,
but all these "broken" ASL/AML's out there were tested and
worked with Windows.

Figuring out what it does will probably take using "Sourcer" on
the VXD.  Any German volunteers with a copy of Sourcer handy?

-- Terry