[Debian-eeepc-devel] [maximilian attems: eeepc acpi patch]

[Eric Cooper]

I got this email from Max Attems, who maintains the linux-2.6 kernel
packages for Debian.  Here's a chance for more of the modules required
by the Eee to be built into the mainstream Debian linux-image-*
packages.

In addition to eeepc-acpi, I mentioned atl2 and uvcvideo as
possibilities.  Obviously madwifi is a no-go, and ath5k isn't there
yet.  Anything else?

Also, the eeepc-acpi patch uses sysfs instead of procfs -- i.e.,
/sys/devices/platform/eeepc/wlan instead of /proc/acpi/asus/wlan --
because /proc is deprecated for ACPI in new kernels.  That will cause
some small breakage in the current ACPI scripts, but can easily be
fixed.

----- Forwarded message from maximilian attems <max at stro.at> -----

Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 17:03:44 +0200
From: maximilian attems <max at stro.at>
To: Eric Cooper <ecc at cmu.edu>
Subject: eeepc acpi patch

dear eric,

would you mind if i added the patch to linux-2.6 directly
for the upcoming 2.6.25 release, reading the fedora version
http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/viewcvs/rpms/kernel/devel/linux-2.6-acpi-eeepc-hotkey.patch?view=markup
that seems really nicely self contained and would help
debian installation pleasure i guess.

is aboves patch uptodate?

sunny greetings

-- 
maks

ps in the same category of applyable falls:
http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/viewcvs/rpms/kernel/devel/linux-2.6-sata-eeepc-faster.patch?view=markup
what is then missing from debian kernel side?

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