From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Valette Subject: Re: [PATCH] Linux 2.6-pre-mm2 Fix crash on boot on ASUS L3800C if enabing APIC => add this machine to DMI black list Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:07:19 +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <3F1B9F37.509@free.fr> References: <200307210114.h6L1El7M018996@harpo.it.uu.se> Reply-To: eric.valette-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200307210114.h6L1El7M018996-gq7oiAaKCbRt3AgVzhmPzw@public.gmane.org> To: Mikael Pettersson Cc: akpm-3NddpPZAyC0@public.gmane.org, andrew.grover-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org, acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Mikael Pettersson wrote: > While I don't dispute your machine has some problem, please > do the following first before we completely blacklist it: > - ensure you have the latest BIOS (ftp.asuscom.de has the ones for > their desktop mainboards, presumably the laptop BIOSen are also there) Have the latest BIOS from 3 June... > - in what way is ACPI mandatory? does it fail to boot, or does it > just lose some specific feature? If you just want suspend support, > try APM if the machine has it Many ACPI managed buttons, Fans, ... -- __ / ` Eric Valette /-- __ o _. 6 rue Paul Le Flem (___, / (_(_(__ 35740 Pace Tel: +33 (0)2 99 85 26 76 Fax: +33 (0)2 99 85 26 76 E-mail: eric.valette-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org