You can ignore the _INI code. That's just setting the OS version so that other methods can test it and do different logic.

All you need to do is ensure that in the Device(ANW0) there isn't any Windows-specific logic going on. That way the device gets fully defined, and will be inserted into the ioreg. Using superhai's kext, you should be able to (a) hard-code the behavior you want, or (b) create a GUI like the Launch Manager for OSX that uses one of several methods for communicating with an in-kernel object (kext).

If superhai's AMW0 is based off IOKIT, you can use the device interface (see here: http://gemma.apple.com/documentation...00380-BAJDAJDJ).

I can try to help, but since I don't have access to an Acer now, I'm afraid I can't be of much use. If pentiumpc had released source, you could see what s/he had done, since the ASUS "ASUS010" or "ATKD" devices might be similar to Acer's AMW0 in that they are all likely based off of Microsft's WMI interface.

The best guideline will be Carlos's work on acer_acpi in the Linux world. Good luck!

---

--
MacBook Pro - have allergy to nickel in the aluminum casing. So my kid gets an expensive toy!

Gateway MX 8738 - Retail, vanilla Snow Leopard 10.6.2 (thanks kizwan!) with Chameleon RC4, modified DSDT. Upgraded to Core 2 CPU (easy to do). Upgraded to 640GB drive. Everything but SD card working. Minor niggles. GMA950 with QE/CI and *no* artifacts.

iMac (luxo/lamp) G4 with Tiger.