From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1763250AbXIKKaz (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:30:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1762940AbXIKKao (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:30:44 -0400 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:47442 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755310AbXIKKan (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:30:43 -0400 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:38:32 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: mkrameshid Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Calling PnP bios routines like get device node from x86_84 arch Message-ID: <20070911113832.72541a2a@the-village.bc.nu> In-Reply-To: <46E6B8E5.2030405@gmail.com> References: <12594726.post@talk.nabble.com> <20070910173344.4bd2ae9e@the-village.bc.nu> <46E675E6.1040105@gmail.com> <20070911105108.6d68a347@the-village.bc.nu> <46E6B8E5.2030405@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:18:53 +0530 mkrameshid wrote: > Can I call the BIOS function using ACPI . I didn't work on it. > If I asked a silly question please for give me. I am very new to this. ACPI replaces the BIOS functions you are trying to use. You *can't* use those BIOS functions. Not only is there no code for it but it isn't valid to do so if the operating system is using ACPI. Instead ACPI provides all the needed device enumerations by its own method.