Background:
I am using OpenSuse 11.0. I have a problem with the network connection. Sometimes it connects to the network and sometimes it doesn’t. Haven’t been able to find any clue about it (even posted it on the networking forum).
Anyways, I’m having one of those bad days again. So I tried to do something different. When I rebooted the machine (that is the only solution I’ve seen for solving the network connection problems), I chose a firmware test. (Please don’t ask me why?)
The Problem:
After the completion of the test, the following results were given:
[Fail] CPU frequency scaling tests (1-2 mins)
4 cpu frequency steps supported
F supposedly higher frequency is slower on CPU 0!
P-state coordination done by hardware
F firmware not implementing hardware coordination cleanly. Firmware using SW_ALL instead?
F firmware not implementing hardware coordination cleanly. Firmware using SW_ANY instead?
[FAIL] HPET configuration test
F Failed to locate HPET base
[FAIL] OS/2 memory hole test
F Memory map has a memory hole between 15mb and 16mb
[Fail] Dmi information check
F No SMBIOS nor DMI entry point found.
Can anyone suggest if these problems are anything serious? Do you think these maybe the reasons behind the networking problem?
Thanks,
Soubhik