From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 3 09:20:16 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 192DB37B401 for ; Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:20:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FFC343FD7 for ; Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:20:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h63GKFUp065985 for ; Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:20:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h63GKFO7065984; Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:20:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:20:15 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200307031620.h63GKFO7065984@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.org From: Eric Anderson Subject: Re: advocacy/54066: ACPI repeating error messages at boot time - no apm device created. X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Eric Anderson List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 16:20:16 -0000 The following reply was made to PR advocacy/54066; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Eric Anderson To: Charlie & Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@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@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 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching? ------------------------------------------------------------------