hi, i reported this error some time ago, without any reply... i'm running 2.6.11-rc1 now on an acer travelmate 291lci laptop.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] while [ 1 ]; do cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/state && sleep 1; done present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: charged present rate: 0 mA remaining capacity: 4000 mAh present voltage: 16647 mV present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: charged present rate: 0 mA remaining capacity: 4000 mAh present voltage: 16645 mV present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: charged present rate: 0 mA remaining capacity: 4000 mAh present voltage: 16645 mV dswload-0294: *** Error: Looking up [PBST] in namespace, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS psparse-0601 [915] ps_parse_loop : During name lookup/catalog, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS psparse-1138: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC0.BAT1._BST] (Node defc21e8), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS acpi_battery-0208 [908] acpi_battery_get_statu: Error evaluating _BST present: yes ERROR: Unable to read battery status present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: charged present rate: 0 mA remaining capacity: 4000 mAh present voltage: 16647 mV osl-0958 [992] os_wait_semaphore : Failed to acquire semaphore[c172c5a0|1|0], AE_TIME present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: charged present rate: 0 mA remaining capacity: 4000 mAh present voltage: 16647 mV thanks, sebastian - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/