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Re: CONFIG_SONYPI_COMPAT



On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 11:00:51AM +0100, Ben E. Hard wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 30. Januar 2008 schrieb Mattia Dongili:
> > On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 06:52:19PM +0100, maximilian attems wrote:
> > > On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Ben E. Hard wrote:
> > > > can you enable  the CONFIG_SONYPI_COMPAT Option in the default debian
> > > > kernel? At least my Sony Vaio PCG-R600HFPD still needs that
> > > > compatibility mode in connection with KDE to work correctly. I build my
> > > > own kernel with that option and now it works.
> 
> I have to add more precice information:I just realized, that if I build 
> sony_laptop as a module with the config_sonypi_compat option it didn't work 
> for me (on kernel-2.6.24). But it works when it is build in together with 
> sonypi, or if sonypi alone is build in the kernel. I tried all the different 
> possibilities (see list). I still think, CONFIG_SONYPI_COMPAT should be the 
> option for the standard kernel by now (following Mattias suggestions). The 
> problems I have here might be related to sony_laptop not yet working 
> correctly on my laptop - what do you 
> think, Mattia?

aah, yes, there was actually a bug in 2.6.22 which prevented sony-laptop
to work on your (and others) model.
With 2.6.24 you shouldn't have any problem without sonypi and only using
sony-laptop.
If not so please report it to me, I'll see what I can do ;)

cheers
-- 
mattia
:wq!


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