[PATCH 2.4.8-ac5] Another Sony Vaio laptop with a broken APM...

[PATCH 2.4.8-ac5] Another Sony Vaio laptop with a broken APM...

[Stelian Pop]

Hi,

This patch adds yet another Vaio laptop to the list of those
having the APM minutes left swapping problem.

However, the Vaio bioses list is getting bigger and bigger
and I wonder if there is _any_ Vaio laptop that gets this
item right. If not, we could just do a search on SYS_VENDOR /
PRODUCT_NAME strings, like the is_sony_vaio_laptop test...

Comments ?

In the meanwhile, Alan, please apply.

Stelian.


diff -uNr --exclude-from=dontdiff linux-2.4.8-ac5.orig/arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c linux-2.4.8-ac5/arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c
--- linux-2.4.8-ac5.orig/arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c	Thu Aug 16 13:56:37 2001
+++ linux-2.4.8-ac5/arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c	Thu Aug 16 14:06:59 2001
@@ -467,6 +467,11 @@
 			MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VERSION, "R0121Z1"),
 			MATCH(DMI_BIOS_DATE, "05/11/00"), NO_MATCH
 			} },
+	{ swab_apm_power_in_minutes, "Sony VAIO", {	/* Handle problems with APM on Sony Vaio PCG-C1VN/C1VE */
+			MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Phoenix Technologies LTD"),
+			MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VERSION, "R0208P1"),
+			MATCH(DMI_BIOS_DATE, "11/09/00"), NO_MATCH
+			} },
 	
 	/* Problem Intel 440GX bioses */
 
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Re: [PATCH 2.4.8-ac5] Another Sony Vaio laptop with a broken APM...

[Peter Koellner]

On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Stelian Pop wrote:

> However, the Vaio bioses list is getting bigger and bigger
> and I wonder if there is _any_ Vaio laptop that gets this
> item right. If not, we could just do a search on SYS_VENDOR /
> PRODUCT_NAME strings, like the is_sony_vaio_laptop test...
> 
> Comments ?

at least you got one with apm battery support at all, which is not the 
case with lots of newer vaio laptops. if my observation is right,
sony and phoenix are about to remove apm support in the NoteBIOS
completely. most of the latest FX models seem to have their APM bios
completely broken.

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Re: [PATCH 2.4.8-ac5] Another Sony Vaio laptop with a broken APM...

[Stelian Pop]

On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 05:47:17PM +0200, Peter Koellner wrote:

> > However, the Vaio bioses list is getting bigger and bigger
> > and I wonder if there is _any_ Vaio laptop that gets this
> > item right. If not, we could just do a search on SYS_VENDOR /
> > PRODUCT_NAME strings, like the is_sony_vaio_laptop test...
> > 
> > Comments ?
> 
> at least you got one with apm battery support at all, which is not the 
> case with lots of newer vaio laptops. if my observation is right,
> sony and phoenix are about to remove apm support in the NoteBIOS
> completely. most of the latest FX models seem to have their APM bios
> completely broken.

I should say that battery status is almost the only support I get 
from the BIOS. (suspend/resume was supported by the older Vaio bioses.)

I'd qualify my C1VE Picturebook as a 80% ACPI - 20% APM machine.
I would not be surprised at all if newer machines go 100% ACPI... :-(

Stelian.
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