Enhanced ACPI Support

Enhanced ACPI Support has been integrated in b90.  The GPM GUI was integrated in
b92.

The actions supported are:

  • Battery/AC monitoring
  • Lid events
  • LCD brightness control
  • Power button control
  • Suspend action for lid and power button

Bug Fixes

  • 6723556 gnome does not track changes in battery level

In b93, HAL will not monitor the battery.  The fix will be integrated in
b95, but here is the binary.

hald.gz

Instructions:

gunzip hald.gz

cp hald /usr/lib/hal

svcadm restart hal

  • 6723556 gnome does not track changes in battery level
  • 6726425 Dell XPS M1330 panic in 32 bit kernel

Some laptops may have a problem tracking battery starting in b90.
This also fixes a 32-bit panic issue on these types of laptops.  6723556 will be
integrated in b94 and 6726425 will be integrated in b95.

6723556.tar.gz

Follow the readme in the tar file.

  • 6728564 Sony Vaio laptop hangs in install on b90 and higher

Some Sony laptops will hang during install.  This fix was integrated in b96.

6728564.tar.gz

  • 6734667 Sony Vaio laptop VGN-Sz4XWN/C doesn't generate sysevent for battery removal

This is a test fix.

6734667.tar.gz

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