Re: ACPI fail in kernel 2.4.25 and 2.6.3

[Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>]

Javier,
yes, we've seen this regression on other systems.
Perhaps you can help us debug it -- we need the output of acpidmp from a
failing system attached to this bug report.

Battery status regression -- AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2066

thanks,
-Len

On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 18:09, Javier Gonzalez wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Recently I have upgraded my kernel from 2.4.22-AlanCoxPatch. I have an
> Acer Travelmate 290LMi laptop (Centrino). All worked well with 2.4.22
> but i have problems with new kernels.
> 
> With 2.4.25 + cpufreq patch from
> ftp://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/cpufreq/ and a few minutes after boot
> (when i try to know battery state with acpi command) i get this
> "bucle"
> error:
> 
> Feb 24 23:47:00 localhost kernel: acpi_battery-0195 [1619]
> acpi_battery_get_statu: Error evaluating _BST
> Feb 24 23:47:01 localhost kernel:  dswload-0279: *** Error: Looking up
> [PBST] in namespace, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Feb 24 23:47:01 localhost kernel:  psparse-0588 [1626]
> ps_parse_loop         : During name lookup/catalog, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Feb 24 23:47:01 localhost kernel:  psparse-1120: *** Error: Method
> execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC0.BAT1._BST] (Node c1562528),
> AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> 
> I tried with 2.6.3 and y get the same error :-( 
> 
> I have twho friends with diferents laptops who have the same problem.
> 
> Thank for your help.
> 
> -- 
> Un saludo:
> 
>                             Javier González
>                    GNU/Linux registered user #302650
> 
> 
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