Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 22:29:40 -1000 (HST) From: Vincent Poy <vince@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: acpi patch for dell laptop? Message-ID: <20030624222853.O3146-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> In-Reply-To: <20030625.011039.46868912.imp@bsdimp.com>
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <20030624164549.R3146-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> > Vincent Poy <vince@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> writes: > : On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, M. Warner Losh wrote: > : > : > In message: <20030623103557.Q3146-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> > : > Vincent Poy <vince@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> writes: > : > : Speaking about ACPI, has anyone figured out how to close the lid > : > : without suspending? I remember before, when the lid was closed, it would > : > > : > add the following to your /boot/loader.conf: > : > > : > hw.acpi.lid_switch_state=NONE > : > : Putting it in /boot/loader.conf doesn't work since at some port > : during the system bootup, it will set the hw.acpi.lid_switch_state: S1 > : back to S1. My /boot/loader.conf is as follows: > > you are right. that's what I get for not double checking on my laptop > at home first. Hehe, I thought you knew something we didn't. =) > : Doing /sbin/sysctl -w hw.acpi.lid_switch_state=NONE in > : /etc/rc.local does work which was the way I had it before but without the > : ACPI_DSDT patch, all it does when I close the lid is suspend the machine > : without the LCD going off and the LCD isn't alive until I reboot the > : machine. Same thing happens with hw.acpi.lid_switch_state=S1 even with > : the DSDT patch is that when the system resumes, the LCD is not live > : either. With the DSDT path and hw.acpi.lid_switch_state=NONE, the LCD > : turns off without suspending but when you open the lid, the LCD doesn't > : turn on until you hit Fn-F10. This is with the A10 BIOS on the Dell > : Inspiron 8200. > > this matches my experiences, to a point. I've not tried the patched > dsdt table on my dell yet. :-) Guess there are lots of people with Dell's and IBM Thinkpads. =) Cheers, Vince - vince@WURLDLINK.NET - Vice President ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] WurldLink Corporation / / / / | / | __] ] San Francisco - Honolulu - Hong Kong / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____] Almighty1@IRC - oahu.DAL.NET Hawaii's DALnet IRC Network Server Admin
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