** Description changed: Description of problem: - Multiple ACPI problems and warnings on boot, PC will suspend and resume, but on resume sound will not work, - and on next reboot, it hangs and requires a hard reset, Thermal Zone and Fan - control support also appear to be missing, I had to set the BIOS to take control + Multiple ACPI problems and warnings on boot, PC may suspend and resume on recent kernels, but on resume sound will not work except with kernel 2.6.26, and in any case, on next reboot the system hangs and requires a hard reset, Thermal Zone and Fan control support also appear to be missing, I had to set the BIOS to take control of the fans, or else they run at 100% at all times. - The website for this motherboard: + The website for the affected Foxconn G33M-S motherboard that I own: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/detail_overview.aspx?ID =en-us0000327 - I am using latest BIOS, which seems to allow CPU Frequency scaling to - function. + I am using latest BIOS for my Foxconn G33M-S, which seems to allow CPU + Frequency scaling to function, earlier BIOS versions don't allow this. Version-Release number of selected component: - Linux ryan-desktop 2.6.24-20-generic #1 SMP Thu Jul 17 15:55:27 UTC 2008 - x86_64 GNU/Linux + Any Linux kernel. Running a 2.6.26-git9 kernel from kernel.org appears to fix (some?) of this in that ACPI: Failed - To Attach Device messages are gone and PC suspends, resumes, but hangs on reboot if suspend has been used that session, still get checksum error relating to tbautils, and still no fan control support. + To Attach Device messages are gone and PC suspends, resumes, still but hangs on reboot if suspend has been used that session, still get checksum error relating to tbautils, and still no fan control support. - Running a customized DSDT table gets the problem down to just crashing - on reboot if I've suspended and resumed in that session. + Running a customized DSDT table meant for Windows Vista or XP, gets the + problem down to just crashing on reboot if I've suspended and resumed in + that session, AMI BIOS has some weird Linux path and these need to be + removed, unknown how they are triggering Linux into accepting this. - Behavior is the same with ACPI 1, 2, or 3. + Behavior is the same with ACPI 1, 2, or 3 as selected in the BIOS setup + program. How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: - 1. Install Foxconn G33M or G33M-S motherboard. - 2. Boot Ubuntu + 1. Install an affected Foxconn, MSI, or ASUS Intel LGA775 motherboard with the defective AMI BIOS. + 2. Boot Ubuntu (or any Linux distribution) 3. Try a suspend, resume, playing sounds, reboot. Actual results: - Depending on your kernel, either resume doesn't work at all, reboot - doesn't work after resuming, sound never works after resuming, and in - all cases, ugly kernel error messages. + Depending on your kernel, all kind of things, either the system won't + boot at all, resume doesn't work at all, reboot doesn't work after + resuming, sound never works after resuming (except in Intrepid + development branch or with other 2.6.26 based kernel), and in all cases, + ugly kernel error messages in the system log. Expected results: - Suspend, resume, reboot all work, kernel gives no error messages. + Everything works, kernel gives no error messages. Additional info: I’ve attached all debugging info requested by DebuggingACPI page. - I’ve attempted to ask Foxconn about this, and they recommended I remove all of - my RAM and see if the problem continues. (OK, not as useful as funny, but still), I asked again and was told to go buy Windows Vista. + Foxconn is aware of the situation and has promised a BIOS update + expeditiously, status of MSI and ASUS on the issue is unknown.
-- Defective AMI BIOS on multiple Foxconn, MSI, and ASUS Intel LGA 775 motherboards breaks ACPI support https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251338 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
