Re: [debian-knoppix] massive ACPI error messages
On Thu, Jun 09, 2005 at 07:53:01AM -0700, Stephen Samuel wrote:
> I've got an old HP Pavillion 6350 (AMD K6/333) when I attach a USB
> mouse
> to it, I get massive numbers of ACPI error messages..
>
> Jun 9 06:52:46 Knoppix kernel: ACPI-0700: *** Error:
> acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch: No handler or method for GPE[ 5], disabling event
>
> I get 14 of these errors for EACH mouse event ( the number after GPE
> cycles from 0-6 and 8-E -- This
> leaves me thinking that it's a driver that counts in octal) The worst
> thing about it is that the counting
> GPE means that it's not reduced to: "the previous message was repeated
> 700 times)
> by each mouse event, this includes every pixel movement of the mouse
> triggers these messages.
> using a non-USB mouse does not cause this problem.
>
> I've tried booting with 'noacpi'. That doesn't help... Neither does
> loading every ACPI module
The right syntax when booting is "knoppix acpi=off". See the F3 help.
;-)
Actually, this is very strange, since ACPI should work OK with newer
boards, and it is switched off for boards older than 2002. Maybe a BIOS
update would help, if available?
With kind regards
-Klaus Knopper
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