Re: [PATCH] Linux 2.6-pre-mm2 Fix crash on boot on ASUS L3800C if enabing APIC => add this machine to DMI black list

From: Eric Valette (eric.valette@free.fr)
Date: Mon Jul 21 2003 - 03:07:19 EST

Mikael Pettersson wrote:

> While I don't dispute your machine has some problem, please
> do the following first before we completely blacklist it:
> - ensure you have the latest BIOS (ftp.asuscom.de has the ones for
> their desktop mainboards, presumably the laptop BIOSen are also there)

Have the latest BIOS from 3 June...

> - in what way is ACPI mandatory? does it fail to boot, or does it
> just lose some specific feature? If you just want suspend support,
> try APM if the machine has it

Many ACPI managed buttons, Fans, ... 

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