advocacy/54066: ACPI repeating error messages at boot time - no apm device created.

[Eric Anderson]

The following reply was made to PR advocacy/54066; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Eric Anderson <anderson at centtech.com>
To: Charlie & <madill48 at earthlink.net>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: advocacy/54066: ACPI repeating error messages at boot time -
 no apm	device created.
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 11:13:03 -0500

 Charlie & wrote:
 >>Number:         54066
 >>Category:       advocacy
 >>Synopsis:       ACPI repeating error messages at boot time - no apm device created.
 >>Confidential:   no
 >>Severity:       serious
 >>Priority:       high
 >>Responsible:    freebsd-advocacy
 >>State:          open
 >>Quarter:        
 >>Keywords:       
 >>Date-Required:
 >>Class:          sw-bug
 >>Submitter-Id:   current-users
 >>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jul 03 09:10:18 PDT 2003
 >>Closed-Date:
 >>Last-Modified:
 >>Originator:     Charlie &
 >>Release:        FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT i386
 >>Organization:
 >>Environment:
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > System: FreeBSD Tolkienslair.atlantis 5.1-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT #2: Thu Jul  3 07:37:55 PDT 2003     root at Tolkienslair.atlantis:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CALIGULA i386  
 > ===================
 > 
 > Dell - Inspiron 4000 laptop
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 >>Description:
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > The problem is in the acpi.ko module.  Until recently - I could use an older
 > version of the module and it worked fine.  But recent changes to the
 > kernel have rendered this oloder module unusable.
 > 
 > During bootup - no apm module is created in /dev - so apm does not work
 > and there is no battery monitoring or other apm features available.
 > 
 > Disabling acpi does not work as my sound ceases to function - no mixer
 > device is created.  All in all - this bug is creating many different problems
 > and needs a fix.
 > 
 [..snip dmesg..]
 > 
 >>How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Occurs every bootup.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 >>Fix:
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > acpi.ko is fubar.
 
 I am having the same problems on my Inspiron 4100 in case we need 
 multiple testers.  I am running 5.1-RELEASE.
 
 This should probably not be an "advocacy" problem however..
 
 Eric
 
 
 
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