After that the /var/log/message file constantly prints ACPI errors like this
Nov 3 23:30:37 orca kernel: [17179625.868000] ACPI Exception (evregion-0424): AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] [20060707] Nov 3 23:30:37 orca kernel: [17179625.868000] ACPI Exception (dswexec-0458): AE_TIME, While resolving operands for [OpcodeName unavailable] $ Nov 3 23:30:37 orca kernel: [17179625.868000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT2.UPBS] (Node dfed3504), AE$ Nov 3 23:30:37 orca kernel: [17179625.868000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT2.CHBP] (Node dfed34b4), AE$ Nov 3 23:30:37 orca kernel: [17179625.868000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PIB_.EC0_._Q20] (Node dfe$ Nov 3 23:30:42 orca kernel: [17179631.640000] ACPI Exception (evregion-0424): AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] [20060707] Nov 3 23:30:42 orca kernel: [17179631.640000] ACPI Exception (dswexec-0458): AE_TIME, While resolving operands for [OpcodeName unavailable] $ Nov 3 23:30:42 orca kernel: [17179631.640000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PIB_.EC0_.SMRD] (Node dfe$ Nov 3 23:30:42 orca kernel: [17179631.640000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT1.UPBI] (Node dfed366c), AE$ Nov 3 23:30:42 orca kernel: [17179631.640000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT1._BIF] (Node dfed3694), AE$ Nov 3 23:30:42 orca kernel: [17179631.640000] ACPI Exception (acpi_battery-0147): AE_TIME, Evaluating _BIF [20060707] Nov 3 23:30:54 orca kernel: [17179643.404000] ACPI Exception (evregion-0424): AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] [20060707] Nov 3 23:30:54 orca kernel: [17179643.404000] ACPI Exception (dswexec-0458): AE_TIME, While resolving operands for [OpcodeName unavailable] $ Nov 3 23:30:54 orca kernel: [17179643.404000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PIB_.EC0_._Q20] (Node dfe$ Nov 3 23:31:01 orca kernel: [17179650.044000] ACPI Exception (evregion-0424): AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] [20060707] Nov 3 23:31:01 orca kernel: [17179650.044000] ACPI Exception (dswexec-0458): AE_TIME, While resolving operands for [OpcodeName unavailable] $ Nov 3 23:31:01 orca kernel: [17179650.044000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT1.UPBS] (Node dfed3658), AE$ Nov 3 23:31:01 orca kernel: [17179650.044000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT1._BST] (Node dfed3680), AE$ Nov 3 23:31:01 orca kernel: [17179650.044000] ACPI Exception (acpi_battery-0208): AE_TIME, Evaluating _BST [20060707] Nov 3 23:31:15 orca kernel: [17179664.284000] psmouse.c: GlidePoint at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away. Nov 3 23:31:16 orca kernel: [17179664.836000] psmouse.c: resync failed, issuing reconnect request Nov 3 23:31:16 orca kernel: [17179664.896000] ACPI Exception (evregion-0424): AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] [20060707] Nov 3 23:31:16 orca kernel: [17179664.896000] ACPI Exception (dswexec-0458): AE_TIME, While resolving operands for [OpcodeName unavailable] $ Nov 3 23:31:16 orca kernel: [17179664.896000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PIB_.EC0_.SMRD] (Node dfe$ Nov 3 23:31:16 orca kernel: [17179664.896000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT1.UPBI] (Node dfed366c), AE$ Nov 3 23:31:16 orca kernel: [17179664.896000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT1._BIF] (Node dfed3694), AE$ Nov 3 23:31:16 orca kernel: [17179664.896000] ACPI Exception (acpi_battery-0147): AE_TIME, Evaluating _BIF [20060707] Nov 3 23:31:19 orca kernel: [17179668.204000] input: PS/2 Mouse as /class/input/input6 Nov 3 23:31:19 orca kernel: [17179668.228000] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /class/input/input7 Nov 3 23:31:23 orca kernel: [17179672.196000] ACPI Exception (evregion-0424): AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] [20060707] Nov 3 23:31:23 orca kernel: [17179672.196000] ACPI Exception (dswexec-0458): AE_TIME, While resolving operands for [OpcodeName unavailable] $ Nov 3 23:31:23 orca kernel: [17179672.196000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PIB_.EC0_.SMRD] (Node dfe$ Nov 3 23:31:23 orca kernel: [17179672.196000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT1.UPBI] (Node dfed366c), AE$ Nov 3 23:31:23 orca kernel: [17179672.196000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT1._BIF] (Node dfed3694), AE$ Nov 3 23:31:23 orca kernel: [17179672.196000] ACPI Exception (acpi_battery-0147): AE_TIME, Evaluating _BIF [20060707] ^ ** Attachment added: "ACPI Enabled and not functioning" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4962051/dmesg_sony_vaio.txt -- ACPI Broken on Sony Vaio - System Unusable https://launchpad.net/bugs/70166 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs