linux-kernel - Re: speedstep-centrino broke

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Message-id: <45074DD7.3000204@shaw.ca>
Date:	Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:16:23 -0600
From:	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>
To:	Ben B <kernel@...cactii.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davej@...emonkey.org.uk
Subject: Re: speedstep-centrino broke

Ben B wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> My HP notebook decided that its BIOS upgrade would break
> speedstep-centrino, and trying to load the module gives me a "no such
> device" error. This is with various combinations of kernel config
> relating to cpufreq. Also tried acpi-cpufreq with the same error.
> 
> I suspect that the new bios is broken, but perhaps it's correct and the
> linux driver is missing something?

Did this part below show up with the previous BIOS?

> [17179571.248000] ACPI: Subsystem revision 20060127
> [17179571.248000] ACPI Error (evgpeblk-0284): Unknown GPE method type: C341 (name not of form _Lxx or _Exx) [20060127]
> [17179571.248000] ACPI Error (evgpeblk-0284): Unknown GPE method type: C23A (name not of form _Lxx or _Exx) [20060127]
> [17179571.248000] ACPI Error (evgpeblk-0284): Unknown GPE method type: C342 (name not of form _Lxx or _Exx) [20060127]
> [17179571.248000] ACPI Error (evgpeblk-0284): Unknown GPE method type: C343 (name not of form _Lxx or _Exx) [20060127]
> [17179571.248000] ACPI Error (evgpeblk-0284): Unknown GPE method type: C26F (name not of form _Lxx or _Exx) [20060127]

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