Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 00:09:39 +0100 From: "Georg-W. Koltermann" <gwk@rahn-koltermann.de> To: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: acpica 20040220 imported Message-ID: <1078355378.1369.9.camel@localhost.muc.eu.mscsoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20040301155702.W8753@root.org> References: <20040228133559.J98261@root.org> <1078184386.1304.3.camel@localhost.muc.eu.mscsoftware.com> <20040301155702.W8753@root.org>
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Am Di, den 02.03.2004 schrieb Nate Lawson um 01:00: > On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Georg-W. Koltermann wrote: > > Too bad this was too late for 5.2.1, wasn't it? Is there a quick hack > > how I could use the new ACPICA with 5.2.1, e.g. just cvs update -A a > > couple files and directories? Ore are you planning a MFC to RELENG_5_2? > > No plans to MFC since it doesn't count as a security fix. You can > probably get by with just updating sys/dev/acpica and > sys/contrib/dev/acpica to -CURRENT but no guarantees. Didn't work. Building the kernel gave me undefined symbols .D_VERSION and D_NEEDGIANT or some such -- I didn't record the exact messages. Well, it was worth to try. > > I've been suffering the battery status problem, and suspend/resume never > > worked for me as well -- Compaq Evo N800w. > > I thought there were no problems with the battery in 5.2 or 5.2.1. In any > case, if you have problems, you can revert > sys/contrib/dev/acpica/dsmthdat.c to 1.1.1.17 and that will probably work > also (vs. updating to -current). Ineffective. But I can get battery status to work by briefly taking out the battery and then back in. Of course this is only possible while on AC, and a working battery status is much more interesting when I *don't* have AC available. Thanks for your help anyway. -- Regards, Georg.
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