Sadly, you cannot do so without recompiling the arch kernel to avoid using initramfs (mkinitcpio).
If anyone has a better solution, I'd love to hear it, since I'm in the same boat. On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 9:05 PM, syn ack <synackrstn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > So... how to put acpi_osi="!Windows 2006" in GRUB boot @ Arch Linux????!!! > it gives me a fault boot... > > Thanks, > Syn > > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 1:59 AM, Alexandre Kaspar < > alexandre.kas...@epfl.ch> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Effectively, the kernel argument acpi_osi is the one which make the switch >> work correctly. It isn't linked to eva's module. >> >> And I suppose it's actually an easier (and better) way like the one you >> might have used via the dsdt file (which I tried at the beginning, but had >> exactly the same problem of winxp boot needed for card change). >> >> That kernel parameter is THE current solution which works well (and is so >> easy to use, or not to use). >> Alexandre Kaspar >> >> Ricardo Ferreira <rica...@dazzledminds.net> a écrit : >> >> >> I've been using for the last month a custom method for switch the cards, >>> which involved having two DSDT, one for each card. Although this method >>> worked to keep the currently active card on, I still needed to boot XP if I >>> wanted to switch. >>> >>> But now, as I did a clean install,, I decided to try the "new" method >>> everyone is using, which is that sony-laptop moule by Eva. >>> >>> I though it was draining my battery really fast, even with the Intel on. >>> As I wasn't using this module before and my battery wasn't draining so fast, >>> I decided to remove it. >>> >>> Okay, now the weird part. Without the module it still works! I believe it >>> has to do with the acpi_osi="!Windows 2006" used in Grub. I tried something >>> along this line before (when messing around with the DSDT) but never worked, >>> because it was in the wrong place! >>> >>> So, I believe this is good news. Or at least they are for me, because I >>> wasn't really that interested in the sony-laptop mode. Still not sure how >>> battery life goes, as it's still charging :) >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.wox-xion.ch/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> > Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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