[Debian-eeepc-devel] [Acpi4asus-user] debian on eeepc 1201N

Tue Jan 5 20:27:15 UTC 2010

2010/1/5 Corentin Chary <corentin.chary at gmail.com>

> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:15 AM, giggzounet <giggzounet at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 2010/1/3 Corentin Chary <corentin.chary at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Darren Salt
> >> <linux at youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >> > I demand that giggzounet may or may not have written...
> >> >
> >> >> Darren Salt a écrit :
> >> >>> I demand that giggzounet may or may not have written...
> >> >>>> I'm new on this list. I have now an eeepc 1201N and i'm trying to
> >> >>>> install
> >> >>>> debian on it...So I choose debian stable (lenny) with backports and
> >> >>>> few
> >> >>>> unstable packages. this eeepc ist very new, so it's normal...it
> >> >>>> doesn't
> >> >>>> work out of the box ;) So a few questions :
> >> >> [snip]
> >> >>>> And with the last one 2.6.32 the eeepc_laptop module doen't want to
> >> >>>> "modprobe".
> >> >>> Booting with acpi_osi="Linux" may help.
> >> >
> >> >> when I boot with 2.6.32.2 from unstable with acpi_osi="Linux",
> >> >> eeepc_laptop loads with these messages :
> >> >
> >> >> [   10.235078] eeepc_laptop: Eee PC Hotkey Driver
> >> >> [   10.235672] eeepc_laptop: Hotkey init flags 0x41
> >> >> [   10.236041] eeepc_laptop: TYPE (2000000) not reported by BIOS,
> >> >> enabling anyway
> >> >> [   10.241161] eeepc_laptop: PANELPOWER (4000000) not reported by
> BIOS,
> >> >> enabling anyway
> >> >> [   10.246290] eeepc_laptop: TPD (8000000) not reported by BIOS,
> >> >> enabling anyway
> >> >> [   10.246364] eeepc_laptop: Get control methods supported: 0xe201613
> >> >> [   10.246437] eeepc_laptop: Error reading CAMG
> >> >> [   10.246949] eeepc_laptop: Backlight controlled by ACPI video
> driver
> >> >> [   10.247231] input: Asus EeePC extra buttons as
> >> >> /devices/platform/eeepc/input/input8
> >> >> [   11.494756] ACPI Exception: AE_NOT_EXIST, Removing notify handler
> >> >> (20090903/evxface-545)
> >> >> [   11.494945] eeepc_laptop: Error removing rfkill notify handler
> >> >> \_SB.PCI0.P0P5
> >> >> [   11.495022] ACPI Exception: AE_NOT_EXIST, Removing notify handler
> >> >> (20090903/evxface-545)
> >> >> [   11.495200] eeepc_laptop: Error removing rfkill notify handler
> >> >> \_SB.PCI0.P0P6
> >> >> [   11.495274] ACPI Exception: AE_NOT_EXIST, Removing notify handler
> >> >> (20090903/evxface-545)
> >> >> [   11.495453] eeepc_laptop: Error removing rfkill notify handler
> >> >> \_SB.PCI0.P0P7
> >> >> [   11.540353] Eee PC Hotkey Driver: probe of ASUS010:00 failed with
> >> >> error -2147483646
> >> >
> >> >> but I don't have any sys/devices/platform/eeepc/
> >> >> Should I report these results direct on the kernel bug tracker ?
> >> >
> >> > Let's see what the maintainers say... CC'ing appropriately.
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >> This may  be related to
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14570
> >> Could you try that eeepc-laptop.c:
> >>
> >>
> http://git.iksaif.net/?p=acpi4asus.git;a=blob;f=drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c;h=7fc944ac2070c42e10d19eb1e96b9afbca788526;hb=7ba12b2d603ea8d8bdcd01536da37e616cfae79b
> >>
> >> And replace 1005HA with your model name (use dmidecode to find it).
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I will test it as soon as possible (this week-end). But in order to go
> > faster, I would like to know all the steps, I have to do :
> >
> > - I download this eeepc-laptop.c and save it in the kernel source, so I
> > remove the old one. Is there others files to modify ?
>
> Nop, just replace eeepc-laptop.c, you'll need a recent kernel (if
> possible 2.6.32)
>
>
Ok. done

> > - I have to find the model name with dmicode : is there a special
> line/word,
> > that I have to search ? I mean  for example "model=1201N" or...
>
> Something looking like 1201N
>
>
Yop. see dmidecode.log

> > - I compile the kernel and reboot on it
> You can just do that:
> rmmod eeepc-laptop
> insmod drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.ko
>
> > - then what can I give you in order to be usefull ?
> a full dmesg after insmod, the dsdt (using acpidump), and the output
> of dmidecode.
>
>
ok. I attach these files to this mail.

> > Am moment when I start with acpi_osi="Linux", eeepc loads, but I don't
> have
> > any /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/ anymore and the temperature given bye
> "acpi
> > -V" is higher as under 2.6.30 (I have a sys/devices/platform/eeepc/ with
> > this kernel)
>
> For temperature I don't know. But the /platform/eeepc/ files may not
> be here because of the rfkill notifier bug.
>

You re right. now I get all the directory with a lot of things drin. BUt I
have to boot with the acpi_osi="Linux" option. Is it normal ???

bye bye
Guillaume
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