ACPI error message

[Davide Petilli]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 01:54:09PM +1100, Ian Smith wrote:
> the full /var/run/dmesg.boot and details of your hardware (make, model);
> I've not seen an 'INSYDE' ACPI BIOS before, but others may know of it.
> 
> The first ACPI Error message indicates not being able to access the 
> Embedded Controller (EC), which among other problems that may cause, is 
> why ACPI can't get information on your battery status [\\_SB_.BAT0._STA]
> 
> There have been recent commits to acpi_ec.c and other ACPI code - you 
> could try booting 8.2-BETA1 from a CD or memstick to see if that helps? 
> - otherwise you're likely to be asked to provide info on your machine's 
> ASL etc.  Best to be well prepared first by studying:
> 
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/acpi-debug.html
> 
> cheers, Ian

Thank you very much! I'll study the linked resource well, next I'll post on the acpi mailing list.

Regards

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Davide Petili - "k3rn31"
Potenza, Italy
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Geek since birth.