I can confirm the problem on my P5E WS PRO mobo. Should I just contact them and tell them it is the AMI problem?
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Andrew Farmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > I have been in touch with Foxconn several times today, this bug also > affects: > > Asus P5K-E > P5E WS and P5E WS PRO > MSI P965 series > > It is the BIOS that is defective, not the chipset. > > American Megatrends (AMI) shipped the defective BIOS, if yours is an > Award BIOS, this is not an issue. > > http://izanbardprince.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/foxconn-says-acpi-issues- > are-amis-fault-is-having-them-repair-the-code/<http://izanbardprince.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/foxconn-says-acpi-issues-are-amis-fault-is-having-them-repair-the-code/> > > I've been told to expect the Foxconn fix within a matter of days, users > of ASUS or MSI motherboards are encoraged to contact them for the fix > and reference that Foxconn has confirmed that the AMI BIOS is defective. > > > ** Summary changed: > > - Bad ACPI support on Foxconn G33M/G33M-S motherboards with AMI BIOS > + Defective AMI BIOS on multiple Foxconn, MSI, and ASUS motherboards breaks > ACPI support > > ** Summary changed: > > - Defective AMI BIOS on multiple Foxconn, MSI, and ASUS motherboards breaks > ACPI support > + Defective AMI BIOS on multiple Foxconn, MSI, and ASUS Intel LGA 775 > motherboards breaks ACPI support > > -- > Defective AMI BIOS on multiple Foxconn, MSI, and ASUS Intel LGA 775 > motherboards breaks ACPI support > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251338 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Triaged > Status in "linux" source package in Fedora: In Progress > > Bug description: > Description of problem: > > Multiple ACPI problems and warnings on boot, PC will suspend and resume, > but on resume sound will not work, > and on next reboot, it hangs and requires a hard reset, Thermal Zone and > Fan > control support also appear to be missing, I had to set the BIOS to take > control > of the fans, or else they run at 100% at all times. > > The website for this motherboard: > > > http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/detail_overview.aspx?ID=en-us0000327 > > I am using latest BIOS, which seems to allow CPU Frequency scaling to > function. > > Version-Release number of selected component: > > Linux ryan-desktop 2.6.24-20-generic #1 SMP Thu Jul 17 15:55:27 UTC 2008 > x86_64 GNU/Linux > > Running a 2.6.26-git9 kernel from kernel.org appears to fix (some?) of > this in that ACPI: Failed > To Attach Device messages are gone and PC suspends, resumes, but hangs on > reboot if suspend has been used that session, still get checksum error > relating to tbautils, and still no fan control support. > > Running a customized DSDT table gets the problem down to just crashing on > reboot if I've suspended and resumed in that session. > > Behavior is the same with ACPI 1, 2, or 3. > > How reproducible: > > Steps to Reproduce: > > 1. Install Foxconn G33M or G33M-S motherboard. > 2. Boot Ubuntu > 3. Try a suspend, resume, playing sounds, reboot. > > Actual results: > > Depending on your kernel, either resume doesn't work at all, reboot doesn't > work after resuming, sound never works after resuming, and in all cases, > ugly kernel error messages. > > Expected results: > > Suspend, resume, reboot all work, kernel gives no error messages. > > Additional info: > > I've attached all debugging info requested by DebuggingACPI page. > > I've attempted to ask Foxconn about this, and they recommended I remove all > of > my RAM and see if the problem continues. (OK, not as useful as funny, but > still), I asked again and was told to go buy Windows Vista. > -- Defective AMI BIOS on multiple Foxconn, MSI, and ASUS Intel LGA 775 motherboards breaks ACPI support https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251338 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
