http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11421
------- Comment #5 from [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008-08-25 10:35 ------- Resolving WONTFIX is fine with me; I just wanted to document the problem and workaround. Fixing the DSDT is pretty easy. Of course, it would be better if HP wasn't releasing such a boneheaded BIOS in the first place. I'll note that this laptop shipped with BIOS version F.07 and a couple days after I received it F.08 was available for download; the DSDT is identical in both versions. Given this statement from the lesswatts site: >>> In the early days of Linux/ACPI, DSDT modifications were common to work around both BIOS bugs and Linux bugs. However, the stated goal of the Linux/ACPI project today is that Linux should run on un-modified firmware. <<< I wanted to make the point that BIOS bugs are still a problem, and unless you guys have any particular leverage on vendors to get them to release properly written firmware, you shouldn't be ruling out DSDT modifications as a valid approach to getting full functionality from a system. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ acpi-bugzilla mailing list acpi-bugzilla@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/acpi-bugzilla
