From a1f9e65e2085e0a87f28a4d5a8ae43b32c087f24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Len Brown Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:47:36 -0500 Subject: [ACPI] document cmdline acpi_os_name= This can sometimes be used to work around broken BIOS. Use "Microsoft Windows" to take the same path through the BIOS as Windows98 would. The default is "Microsoft Windows NT", which is what NT and later versions of Windows use, and is the most tested path through most BIOS. Set it to anything else, including "Linux", at your own risk, as it seems that virtually no BIOS has been tested with anything but the two options above. Note that this uses the legacy _OS interface, so we don't expect this to ever change. Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index f8cb55c30b0..78eb66b8619 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ running once the system is up. acpi_irq_isa= [HW,ACPI] If irq_balance, mark listed IRQs used by ISA Format: ,... + acpi_os_name= [HW,ACPI] Tell ACPI BIOS the name of the OS + Format: To spoof as Windows 98: ="Microsoft Windows" + acpi_osi= [HW,ACPI] empty param disables _OSI acpi_serialize [HW,ACPI] force serialization of AML methods -- cgit v1.2.3