[Debian-eeepc-devel] Avoid the need for pciehp_force=1 on eeepc 900A [was Bug#485236]

[Trevor]

Alan Jenkins wrote:
>>> ACPI dump is coming off-list - anyone who wants a copy for themselves,
>>> just let me know.
>>>
>>> Thanks for all the help,
>>>
>>> Trevor
>> Great, that shows the exact problem I was expecting.
>>
>> Here's a test patch for 2.6.30 (attached).
> 
> Ping!
> 
> Can anyone with a 900A please test this patch?  If I can't confirm
> that this works, I'm not sure I can submit it for 2.6.32.  I apologise
> if the other thread (patching out old workarounds in
> eeepc-acpi-scripts) caused any confusion - this issue still needs
> fixing on the 900A hardware.
> 
> I guess I am endorsing Andreas' solution for the time being.  The init
> script should recognise the 900A as requiring pciehp_force=1, until
> the kernel fix reaches Debian.  It will need another ugly kernel
> version check to see whether pciehp_force=1 is necessary.
> 
> Thanks
> Alan
> 

Alan,

Patch applied, eeepc-laptop.ko replaced with patched version, toggle 
working excellently. So long as it doesn't break something else, I think 
we have a winner!

Trevor