From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@tuffmail.co.uk>
Cc: Robert Goldner <robert@au-79.de>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux acpi <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Patch needed for ASUS EEEPC 701 2.6.27 (perhaps a regession)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:36:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081013203648.GA3260@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48F0BD2D.8000001@tuffmail.co.uk>
On Sat 2008-10-11 15:50:21, Alan Jenkins wrote:
> Robert Goldner wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am a happy user of an asus eeepc 701 with an self-made kernel 2.6.27.
> > Its working quite good, but there is one patch needed to avoid problems
> > related to ACPI and Hotkeys.
> > After using a few hotkeys there comes a message in syslog like:
> > ACPI: EC: GPE storm detected, disabling EC GPE
> > and no hotkey event is recognized any more. This is quite bad on a nettop.
>
> Hi, I reported the original bug. It is a regression, though the issue
> has been present for a few kernel versions now.
>
> I recommend that you avoid reproducing the problem. I now have to add
> "noapic" to the boot options on my EeePC, otherwise it randomly hangs /
> reboots when I press hotkeys - I think it damaged the hardware.
I guess your hw went bad for some other reason. Restore original
system and if it is still broken, RMA?
--
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-13 20:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-11 14:50 Patch needed for ASUS EEEPC 701 2.6.27 (perhaps a regession) Alan Jenkins
2008-10-13 20:36 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2008-10-14 8:50 ` Alan Jenkins
2008-10-14 9:03 ` Alexey Starikovskiy
2008-10-14 9:12 ` Alan Jenkins
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2008-10-11 12:04 Robert Goldner
2008-10-11 16:46 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
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