Re: Kernel 2.6?

Mirko Horstmann wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Is anybody using a 2.6 kernel on the tc1000? I hoped that
>the (supposedly) better ACPI support provides a better
>sleep/suspend mode.
>
>
>
I was able to use swsuspend on the tc1000 with 2.6.1-2.6.2. I have not
tested that with more recent kernels.

>I have now successfully booted my tc1000 with a 2.6.5
>(vanilla) kernel on a Debian based installation - hotplug
>and/or udev seem to have helped with initial problems I had
>with the keyboard and trackpoint. The next step is to get the
>pen working...
>
>
I did not try to get the pen working with 2.6.x.

>I also hoped that the option "CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ACPI" would
>replace the fpi module, because the description sounds to
>me as if it solves exactly the serial port's problem ("serial
>port discovery via the ACPI namespace"). But it doesn't make
>a difference.
>
>
>
I suggest that you disassemble the dsdt file and see if the serial
driver is looking for the right name. If not, modify the 8250 acpi
support accordingly and send in a patch.

Good luck.

Jamey
Received on Sun May 09 23:54:35 2004