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List:       acpi4linux
Subject:    [ACPI] Re: Wrong AC state
From:       Stefan Seyfried <seife () gmane0305 ! slipkontur ! de>
Date:       2004-05-28 15:03:08
Message-ID: 20040528150308.GA5882 () message-id ! gmane0305 ! slipkontur ! de
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On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 12:08:47AM +0200, Martin Ginkel wrote:

> OSFL is returning 0x00 for win2000 and 0x04 for windows nt.
> I defined as a dirty fix:
> ./include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h:50:
> #define ACPI_OS_NAME               "Microsoft Windows NT"
> 
> Now the Power Monitor reacts instantly.
> 
> Well: the Bios seems to be designed for Microsoft Windows ;-P

FWIW: there is a boot parameter acpi_os_name=, at least at the
kernel 2.6.4/5 delivered with suse 9.1. Don't know if this is
some suse specific patch but it's pretty neat :-)
-- 
Stefan Seyfried



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