Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:27:16 +0300 From: "Abdullah Al-Marrie" <almarrie@gmail.com> To: "j w" <jwdevel@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: acpi panic Message-ID: <499c70c0701220027o1dc75c93s531bb3be048ee014@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <fa8771800701211915g5e9bdee3v6232cfd1350d1c92@mail.gmail.com> References: <fa8771800701211915g5e9bdee3v6232cfd1350d1c92@mail.gmail.com>
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On 1/22/07, j w <jwdevel@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello > I'm installing FreeBSD 6.2 (first time experience) on an oldish > computer and got this ACPI panic when booting the install CD: <snip> > And what does the "contact your BIOS vendor" message mean? Is this > something that can be fixed by upgrading firmware/BIOS? > > Thanks > -John Sure, upgrading the bios should be your first step to solve ACPI bad bios issues, many bios doesn't follow the ACPI standards, and some of the vendors fix them. So try to upgrade your bios first. -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/
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