Date:  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:59:55 -0400
From:  madodel <madodel at ptdprolog.net>
Subject:  [VOICENWS] Net: Let's gather ACPI events

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From: Eugene Gorbunoff <egdDESPAM at DESPAMecomstation.ru>

When do you need ACPI? It is  obligatory for any modern notebook and desktop.
  * ACPI initializes your motherboard/notebook properly
  * It is useful to configure hardware (via ACPI snooper) or run 
"obstinate" computer (with broken ACPI DSDT tables)
  * It allows startup Multi Processor / Multi Core machine and feel the 
power of eComStation true multithreading and multitasking
  * Provides Power control for notebooks and desktops (battery indicator, 
throttling control)
  * Control of idle state
  * Indicators of system state

If you need new utility which allows easily switch power consumption, 
please join testing (ASUS and Lenovo thinkpads).

T e s t i n g -- If ACPI.PSD is working fine on your notebook and 
GetNotify.exe and EmbeddedEvent.exe catch events (brightness, LCD on/off, 
multimedia keys) then
  * Download ACPI Manager 
(http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=down), Start it, press 
OK, exit. Find .dat and .dsl files in the directory of ACPI Manager.
  * Collect codes (switch to AC, to battery; Brigthness, Volume, LCD 
On/off, notebook cover close/open, power button) generated by 
util\GetNotify.exe, util\EmbeddedEvent.exe
  * Find a super button on your notebook. For example Thinkpad is equipped 
with Access IBM button (http://ecomstation.ru/temp/200703/Access-IBM.jpg)
  * Send us the logs, codes and information about super button.

D e e p  t e s t i n g -- If ACPI.PSD is working but events are not caught then
  * You should have experience how to install ACPI.PSD, how to make acpica 
log, how to send zip files via email.
  * Join #ecolabs irc-channel (irc://irc.ecomstation.com/ecolabs), download 
configured irc-client (http://ecomstation.ru/download/openchat-20070217.zip)
  * Check if your notebook has fixed DSDT table at 
http://acpi.sourceforge.net/dsdt/view.php  Inform us if your notebook has 
fixed DSDT table.
  * You should have notebook available in your hands,  stay at irc-channel 
for 2-3 days, 3 hours per day.
  * And you should be ready to work in stress mode 1 hour per day (execute 
commands and send logs to the developers)

Send logs to: support at ecomstation dot ru (rename .zip files to .ziq)

P.S. ACPI is the main component of eComStation v.next, to get access to the 
drivers, please extend your eComStation Software Subscription.




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