From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040803 Description of problem: The ACPI code produces warnings in v2.6.8-1.521 that were not present in previous versions. Laptop is running Dell BIOS revision A07. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.8-1.521 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot kernel 2. Examine dmesg Actual Results: Following messages displayed: ACPI: Subsystem revision 20040326 ACPI: IRQ9 SCI: Edge set to Level Trigger. ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\SMI_] (Node 21e2a820), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\NEVT] (Node 21e2a4e0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_GPE._L1D] (Node 21e2a3a0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-0295: *** Error: AE_NOT_EXIST while evaluating method [_L1D] for GPE[ 0] ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\SMI_] (Node 21e2a820), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\NEVT] (Node 21e2a4e0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_GPE._L1D] (Node 21e2a3a0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-0295: *** Error: AE_NOT_EXIST while evaluating method [_L1D] for GPE[ 0] ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\SMI_] (Node 21e2a820), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\NEVT] (Node 21e2a4e0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_GPE._L1D] (Node 21e2a3a0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-0295: *** Error: AE_NOT_EXIST while evaluating method [_L1D] for GPE[ 0] ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\SMI_] (Node 21e2a820), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\NEVT] (Node 21e2a4e0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_GPE._L1D] (Node 21e2a3a0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-0295: *** Error: AE_NOT_EXIST while evaluating method [_L1D] for GPE[ 0] ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\SMI_] (Node 21e2a820), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\NEVT] (Node 21e2a4e0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_GPE._L1D] (Node 21e2a3a0), AE_NOT_EXIST ACPI-0295: *** Error: AE_NOT_EXIST while evaluating method [_L1D] for GPE[ 0] ACPI: Interpreter enabled Expected Results: Kernel should be aware or blacklist the ACPI BIOS in use. Additional info:
Fedora Core 2 has now reached end of life, and no further updates will be provided by Red Hat. The Fedora legacy project will be producing further kernel updates for security problems only. If this bug has not been fixed in the latest Fedora Core 2 update kernel, please try to reproduce it under Fedora Core 3, and reopen if necessary, changing the product version accordingly. Thank you.