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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2002-08-13 13:44:45 +0000
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mdoc(7) police: nits in rev. 1.4.
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@@ -260,37 +260,41 @@ The ACPI CA code will still
know about the avoided region.
.Sh OVERRIDING YOUR BIOS BYTECODE
ACPI interprets bytecode named AML, ACPI Machine Language, provided by the BIOS
-vendor as a memory image at boot time. Sometimes the AML code contains
-a problem that does not appeared in Microsoft implementation.
+vendor as a memory image at boot time.
+Sometimes, the AML code contains
+a problem that does not appear in the Microsoft implementation.
So we provide a way to override it with your own AML code.
.Pp
-In order to load your AML code,
-you must edit
+In order to load your AML code,
+you must edit
.Pa /boot/loader.conf
-and
+and
include the following lines.
.Bd -literal -offset indent
acpi_dsdt_load="YES"
acpi_dsdt_name="/boot/acpi_dsdt.aml" #You may change the name.
.Ed
.Pp
-In order to prepare your AML code, you will require
-.Xr acpidump 8 ,
+In order to prepare your AML code, you will need the
+.Xr acpidump 8
+and
.Xr iasl 1
-in devel/acpicatools port, and some ACPI knowledge.
+utilities from the
+.Pa devel/acpicatools
+port, and some ACPI knowledge.
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
ACPI is only found/supported on Intel platforms (i386/IA32 and IA64).
.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr config 8 ,
.Xr loader.conf 5 ,
.Xr acpidump 8 ,
+.Xr config 8 ,
.Xr acpi 9
.Rs
-.%A Compaq Computer Corporation
-.%A Intel Corporation
-.%A Microsoft Corporation
-.%A Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
-.%A Toshiba Corporation
+.%A "Compaq Computer Corporation"
+.%A "Intel Corporation"
+.%A "Microsoft Corporation"
+.%A "Phoenix Technologies Ltd."
+.%A "Toshiba Corporation"
.%D July 27 2000
.%T "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification"
.%O http://acpi.info/spec.htm
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