Howto Fix Your Buggy DSDT.

Post #14 of this thread.

Also SuSE Admin Guide. Pg. 308.

Don't feel bad, it took about 6-weeks for me to fix mine the 1st time...
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OK... done that... and here is the "fixed" output:

Portable:/home/Ali # dmesg | grep -2i acpi
 BIOS-e820: 00000000000e0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
 BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000003f7a0000 (usable)
 BIOS-e820: 000000003f7a0000 - 000000003f7b0000 (ACPI data)
 BIOS-e820: 000000003f7b0000 - 000000003f7f0000 (ACPI NVS)
 BIOS-e820: 000000003f7f0000 - 000000003f800000 (reserved)
 BIOS-e820: 00000000ffb80000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
--
Using APIC driver default
IO/L-APIC allowed because system is MP or new enough
ACPI: RSDP (v000 ACPIAM********************************) @ 0x000fb5d0
ACPI: RSDT (v001 A M I**OEMRSDT**0x02000608 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3f7a0000
ACPI: FADT (v001 A M I**OEMFACP**0x02000608 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3f7a0200
ACPI: MADT (v001 A M I**OEMAPIC**0x02000608 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3f7a0390
ACPI: OEMB (v001 A M I**AMI_OEM**0x02000608 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3f7b0040
ACPI: MCFG (v001 A M I**OEMMCFG**0x02000608 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3f7a5d70
ACPI: SSDT (v001****AMI** CPU1CS 0x00000001 INTL 0x20030522) @ 0x3f7a5db0
ACPI: SSDT (v001****AMI** CPU1PM 0x00000001 INTL 0x20030522) @ 0x3f7a5f20
ACPI: DSDT (v001**A0120 A0120000 0x00000000 INTL 0x02002026) @ 0x00000000
ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x808
ACPI: Local APIC address 0xfee00000
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
Processor #0 6:13 APIC version 20
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x02] lapic_id[0x81] disabled)
ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x01] address[0xfec00000] gsi_base[0])
IOAPIC[0]: apic_id 1, version 32, address 0xfec00000, GSI 0-23
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 0 global_irq 2 dfl dfl)
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 9 global_irq 9 high level)
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 0 global_irq 2 dfl dfl)
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 9 global_irq 9 high level)
ACPI: IRQ0 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ2 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ9 used by override.
Enabling APIC mode:**Flat.**Using 1 I/O APICs
Using ACPI (MADT) for SMP configuration information
Allocating PCI resources starting at 40000000 (gap: 3f800000:c0380000)
Detected 1729.159 MHz processor.
Built 1 zonelists.**Total pages: 260000
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda2 vga=0x314 resume=/dev/sda1 splash=silent data=writeback acpi_os_name="Microsoft Windows XP"
bootsplash: silent mode.
mapped APIC to ffffd000 (fee00000)
--
checking if image is initramfs... it is
Freeing initrd memory: 3242k freed
ACPI: Core revision 20060707
ACPI: Overriding _OS definition to 'Microsoft Windows XP'
ACPI: successfully read 21880 bytes from file /DSDT.aml
ACPI: Override [DSDT-A0120000] from initramfs - tainting kernel
ACPI (tbget-0297): Table [DSDT] replaced by host OS [20060707]
CPU0: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz stepping 08
Total of 1 processors activated (3460.98 BogoMIPS).
--
migration_cost=0
NET: Registered protocol family 16
ACPI: bus type pci registered
PCI: BIOS Bug: MCFG area at e0000000 is not E820-reserved
PCI: Not using MMCONFIG.
--
PCI: Using configuration type 1
Setting up standard PCI resources
ACPI: Interpreter enabled
ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
Boot video device is 0000:00:02.0
PCI quirk: region 0800-087f claimed by ICH6 ACPI/GPIO/TCO
PCI quirk: region 0480-04bf claimed by ICH6 GPIO
PCI: Ignoring BAR0-3 of IDE controller 0000:00:1f.2
--
PCI: Bus #03 (-#06) is hidden behind transparent bridge #02 (-#03) (try 'pci=assign-busses')
Please report the result to linux-kernel to fix this permanently
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.P0P3._PRT]
ACPI: Embedded Controller [EC0] (gpe 28) interrupt mode.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 *10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 *4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 3 4 *5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 *7 10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKF] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKG] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKH] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 10 *11 12 14 15)
Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
pnp: PnP ACPI init
pnp: PnP ACPI: found 17 devices
PnPBIOS: Disabled by ACPI PNP
PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
PCI: If a device doesn't work, try "pci=routeirq".**If it helps, post a report
pnp: 00:09: ioport range 0x6c0-0x6cf has been reserved
--
**MEM window: fbf00000-fbffffff
**PREFETCH window: 40000000-42ffffff
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1c.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1c.0 to 64
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1e.0 to 64
PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:01.0 (0140 -> 0143)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP route cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
--
Machine check exception polling timer started.
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac)
apm: overridden by ACPI.
audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
audit(1170018209.824:1): initialized
--
NET: Registered protocol family 1
Using IPI No-Shortcut mode
ACPI: (supports S0 S1 S3 S4 S5)
Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 196k freed
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input1
SCSI subsystem initialized
ACPI: CPU0 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2] C3[C3])
ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports 8 throttling states)
ACPI Exception (acpi_processor-0681): AE_NOT_FOUND, Processor Device is not present [20060707]
ACPI: Getting cpuindex for acpiid 0x2
ACPI: Thermal Zone [TZ00] (59 C)
libata version 2.00 loaded.
ahci 0000:00:1f.2: version 2.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.2[B] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 201
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1f.2 disabled
ahci: probe of 0000:00:1f.2 failed with error -12
ata_piix 0000:00:1f.2: version 2.00ac7
ata_piix 0000:00:1f.2: MAP [ P0 P2 IDE IDE ]
PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:1f.2 (0000 -> 0001)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.2[B] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 201
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.2 to 64
ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1F0 ctl 0x3F6 bmdma 0xFFA0 irq 14
ata2: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0xFFA8 irq 15
scsi0 : ata_piix
Time: acpi_pm clocksource has been installed.
ata1.00: ATA-6, max UDMA/100, 117210240 sectors: LBA
ata1.00: ata1: dev 0 multi count 16
ata1.00: applying bridge limits
ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node dffe152c), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN0.DRV0._GTF] (Node dffe1748), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
scsi1 : ata_piix
Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 6.1, id: 0xa3a0b3, caps: 0xa04713/0x10008
--
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input3
ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node dffe152c), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node dffe1680), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
**Vendor: ATA****** Model: WDC WD600VE-75HD**Rev: 09.0
**Type:** Direct-Access**********************ANSI SCSI revision: 05
--
ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.1.2kmprq
ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
ipw2200: Detected geography ZZA (11 802.11bg channels, 13 802.11a channels)
--
intel_rng: FWH not detected
USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v3.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1d.0[A] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 209
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1d.0 to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: UHCI Host Controller
--
hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1d.1[B] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 201
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1d.1 to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: UHCI Host Controller
--
hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1d.2[C] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 217
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1d.2 to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: UHCI Host Controller
--
hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
NET: Registered protocol family 23
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1d.3[D] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1d.3 to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.3: UHCI Host Controller
--
hub 4-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Linux agpgart interface v0.101 (c) Dave Jones
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1d.7[A] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 209
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1d.7 to 64
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: EHCI Host Controller
--
sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver, 0.12
sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.3[B] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 201
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
Yenta: CardBus bridge found at 0000:02:01.0 [1043:1967]
--
pcmcia: parent PCI bridge Memory window: 0x40000000 - 0x42ffffff
sdhci: SDHCI controller found at 0000:02:01.2 [1180:0822] (rev 17)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.2[C] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 217
mmc0: SDHCI at 0xfbffb800 irq 217 DMA
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 217
eth1: Yukon Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
******PrefPort:A**RlmtMode:Check Link State
--
agpgart: Detected 7932K stolen memory.
agpgart: AGP aperture is 256M @ 0xd0000000
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.1[B] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
ohci1394: fw-host0: OHCI-1394 1.0 (PCI): IRQ=[169]**MMIO=[fbffb000-fbffb7ff]**Max Packet=[2048]**IR/IT contexts=[4/4]
cs: IO port probe 0x100-0x3af: excluding 0x370-0x377
--

Adding 1582360k swap on /dev/sda1.**Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1582360k
ACPI: AC Adapter [AC0] (off-line)
ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT0] (battery present)
ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery absent)
ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
audit(1170018252.673:3): audit_pid=2936 old=0 by auid=4294967295
IrCOMM protocol (Dag Brattli)
--
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[drm] Initialized drm 1.0.1 20051102
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
[drm] Initialized i915 1.5.0 20060119 on minor 0

There are still errors, however there are "less" errors :blink: . I guess this is as good as it gets for my W3a laptop.
Lets hope once Windows Vista starts eating people's money away, more manufacturers start to think about Linux compatibility.

Thank you for all your help .

****** Method (_CRS, 0, NotSerialized)
********{
************If (LEqual (\_SB.C074.C0E3.C200._STA (), 0x0F))
************{
****************CreateByteField (C1E7, \_SB.C074.C0E3._Y0D._LEN, C092)
****************Store (0x20, C092)
************}

************Return (^^C1C1.C1E6 ())
********}

Using a search on "CreateByteField (C1E7, \_SB.C074.C0E3._Y0D._LEN, C092)" or "\_SB.C074.C0E3._Y0D._LEN, C092" finds me nothing. I don't have it in mine.

Using a search on "Method (_CRS, 0, NotSerialized)" shows many entries in mine and yours -- none of which have a "Return (xxxxx)" with a double "^^" like "Return (^^C1C1.C1E6 ())". Open yours in kwrite, Edit > Find > "Method (_CRS, 0, NotSerialized)" and look at examples that compile w/o errors.

I'd try taking out the "^^" and try a compile...


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Thanks for your reply!
I have been trying your hint but it did not work. and I could not find any patterns either Any further ideas out there?

Thanks for your reply!
I have been trying your hint but it did not work. and I could not find any patterns either Any further ideas out there?
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Try fixing this: ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707].

The rest may go away.

Post #14 of this thread.

Also SuSE Admin Guide. Pg. 308.

Don't feel bad, it took about 6-weeks for me to fix mine the 1st time...
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LOL.... It messed up my laptop!!! Before the brightness could not be changed in software. Now the software pretty much sets the brightness to the lowest and will not let me change it using the Fn key. I guess that is a side effect of the ACPI code I changed.

I guess that is what I get for changing code without knowing what it does. :lol:

Darn it!!! Will it be fixed if i reinstall Suse since i cannot compile the old code (because of the errors)? Any ideas how to change ACPI stuff back to the buggy one?

LOL.... It messed up my laptop!!! Before the brightness could not be changed in software. Now the software pretty much sets the brightness to the lowest and will not let me change it using the Fn key. I guess that is a side effect of the ACPI code I changed.

I guess that is what I get for changing code without knowing what it does. :lol:

Darn it!!! Will it be fixed if i reinstall Suse since i cannot compile the old code (because of the errors)? Any ideas how to change ACPI stuff back to the buggy one?
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Just reverse the process in post #14 removing the new DSDT & it should pickup the original.

Have you looked for a newer BIOS?

Let it rest for a week or so, do some searching, then give it another shot.

Just reverse the process in post #14 removing the new DSDT & it should pickup the original.

Have you looked for a newer BIOS?

Let it rest for a week or so, do some searching, then give it another shot.
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Ok... Since I messed up too many things and I had upgraded to SUSE10.2 i thought it is better to reinstall the stuff from scratch this time (I have backups and every time I re-install Suse things seems to run better since i gain more experience setting things up right the first time). But I'm back to square one with all ACPI errors.

I have the latest version of the Bios from ASUS installed some time ago (v. 0801) since i get some errors when Suse is detecting the HDD. People suggested my Western Digital HDD may be bad <_< , but changing the hard drive to a brand new Seagate did not make the error go away. :unsure:

It just seems like this notebook is not that Linux friendly. It works, but with all kinds of errors on boot up. not to mention it takes almost 3 min. for the system to load from a cold/warm boot up due to these errors. ACPI is a big part of the problem. I was hoping this will help a bit, but i guess next time I buy a notebook barebone I'll be more cautious. Especially all manufacturers just freak out as soon as they hear LINUX!!! :huh:

By the way wouldn't be nice to have a list of Suse Compatible Laptops that have been tested to have no ACPI or otherwise (at least) kernel related issues.

By the way wouldn't be nice to have a list of Suse Compatible Laptops that have been tested to have no ACPI or otherwise (at least) kernel related issues.
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Here's what a number of users have told the oss site: http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Laptops

Here is a list of what is called cheat codes in Knoppix, or boot parameters in SuSE, try a few in combo: http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Cheat_Codes
like: "acpi=off pnpbios=off noapic noapm" = Helpful for laptops.

Just start typing at the boot splash. Do it trial & error with different codes; when you find the best combo edit menu.lst for a full time fix.

Get a copy of Knoppix Live CD as it's know for it's HW detection. When you find something that works, then it's easy to apply to SuSe.

I just had a look at the DSDT on my 10.3 (Nforce5 am2 clean install )(Epox MF570SLI mobo) & here is is what I found:

jim@am2:~> su
Password:
am2:/home/jim # cat /proc/acpi/dsdt > /home/jim/dsdt.dat
am2:/home/jim # cd /usr/bin
am2:/usr/bin # ./iasl -d /home/jim/dsdt.dat

Intel ACPI Component Architecture
AML Disassembler version 20060912 [Sep 21 2007]
Copyright (C) 2000 - 2006 Intel Corporation
Supports ACPI Specification Revision 3.0a

Loading Acpi table from file /home/jim/dsdt.dat
Acpi table [DSDT] successfully installed and loaded
Pass 1 parse of [DSDT]
Pass 2 parse of [DSDT]
Parsing Deferred Opcodes (Methods/Buffers/Packages/Regions)
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Parsing completed
Disassembly completed, written to "dsdt.dsl"
am2:/usr/bin # ./iasl -tc /home/jim/dsdt.dsl

Intel ACPI Component Architecture
ASL Optimizing Compiler version 20060912 [Sep 21 2007]
Copyright (C) 2000 - 2006 Intel Corporation
Supports ACPI Specification Revision 3.0a

/home/jim/dsdt.dsl** 348:**** Method (\_WAK, 1, NotSerialized)
Warning**1079 -************************** ^ Reserved method must return a value (_WAK)

ASL Input:**/home/jim/dsdt.dsl - 7013 lines, 220381 bytes, 2648 keywords
AML Output: /home/jim/dsdt.aml - 23785 bytes 938 named objects 1710 executable opcodes

Compilation complete. 0 Errors, 1 Warnings, 0 Remarks, 779 Optimizations
am2:/usr/bin #******************************

Yea, no errors; that one warning should be easy to fix.

Note: if that code doesn't make sense to you, read the 1st post...

Hi Snakedriver

thanks for the howto! it looks like the lock-ups (occurring after booting on battery power) on my hp nx6325 are gone. for anyone who's looking for the custom dsl file for this laptop:

http://acpi.sourceforge.net/dsdt/view.php?...amp;name=nx6325

there is one warning, but apparently it's safe to ignore it.
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i'm gonna write a how-to on my blog on setting up opensuse 10.3. is it o.k. for you if i use this thread as a reference (with a link)?

i'm gonna write a how-to on my blog on setting up opensuse 10.3. is it o.k. for you if i use this thread as a reference (with a link)?
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Be my guest & have fun...