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What are all the platform flags, and what do they do?

 

I know about the existence of x86pc and ACPI...

 

But now I read that you can do both at the same time? (platform=ACPI|x86pc) What does this accomplish?

 

And what platform is being loaded when I don't use a platform flag at all? It's apparently neither ACPI nor x86pc since it behaves differently from both of those on my machine.

 

Mostly just curious. Thanks in advance.

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i'd like to know this too.

 

they seem to do different things each time i try them

eg, sometimes with ACPI it shows a battery icon, sometimes it doesnt, sometimes it shutsdown ok, sometimes it hangs.

its really confusing :(

 

actually

would it be case sensitive?

Platform=ACPI

platform=acpi

would both do the same thing?

 

also i see some people say you should type it like:

"Platform=ACPI"

 

;)

  • 3 weeks later...

no its not case sensitive. if i boot with acpi, i type ---- platform=acpi ----, if i boot with x86 i boot ----platform=x86pc---- nothing wrong. but it seems my wireless pcmcia card hangs my system in acpi mode............i do miss having my battery icon when in x86 mode

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