[ltp] Question about swsusp and ACPI-related errors in the log (kernel 2.6.8.1 on a T41p)

[Alexander Naumann]

http://softwaresuspend.berlios.de/

Take a look at the HOWTO.

Alex

PS: In my opinion, swsup2 is much better than the normal one the kernel offers
 you regularly. It automatically unloads/load modules and has fewer side effects..
I think it is great!
Actually I had no time to take a clser look at the differences.


ㄇO Thu, 2004-09-02 at 00:27, François Fleuret wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> So far, I have been using the S3 suspend on my T41p. With the kernel
> 2.6.8.1 and the acpi patch, it works perfectly (except the errors
> described below, but no problem in the behavior of the PC).
> 
> I am now starting to think about the swsusp to avoid the power
> consumption of the S3. My distribution is Debian, and I have a hard
> time simply finding the binaries of swsusp or swsusp2. Can somebody
> summarize quickly what are the steps to get it working ? Kernel patch
> ? Binaries ? What are the differences between swsusp and swsusp2 ?
> 
> Also, I have in /var/log/message lot of lines like:
> 
> Sep  1 21:55:09 bean kernel:     ACPI-0292: *** Error: Looking up [SERN] in namespace, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Sep  1 21:55:09 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.GBIF] (Node dff1e6e0), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Sep  1 21:55:09 bean kernel:     ACPI-0641: *** Error: Looking up [SERN] in namespace, AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 21:55:09 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.GBIF] (Node dff1e6e0), AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 21:55:09 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.BAT0._BIF] (Node dff1e5a0), AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 22:01:37 bean kernel:     ACPI-0292: *** Error: Looking up [SERN] in namespace, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Sep  1 22:01:37 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.GBIF] (Node dff1e6e0), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Sep  1 22:01:37 bean kernel:     ACPI-0641: *** Error: Looking up [SERN] in namespace, AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 22:01:37 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.GBIF] (Node dff1e6e0), AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 22:01:37 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.BAT0._BIF] (Node dff1e5a0), AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 22:03:11 bean kernel:     ACPI-0292: *** Error: Looking up [SERN] in namespace, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Sep  1 22:03:11 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.GBIF] (Node dff1e6e0), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Sep  1 22:03:11 bean kernel:     ACPI-0641: *** Error: Looking up [SERN] in namespace, AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 22:03:11 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.GBIF] (Node dff1e6e0), AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 22:03:11 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.BAT0._BIF] (Node dff1e5a0), AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 22:22:52 bean kernel:     ACPI-0292: *** Error: Looking up [SERN] in namespace, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Sep  1 22:22:52 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.GBIF] (Node dff1e6e0), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
> Sep  1 22:22:52 bean kernel:     ACPI-0641: *** Error: Looking up [SERN] in namespace, AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 22:22:52 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.GBIF] (Node dff1e6e0), AE_NOT_FOUND
> Sep  1 22:22:52 bean kernel:     ACPI-1133: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.BAT0._BIF] (Node dff1e5a0), AE_NOT_FOUND
> 
> What the is that ? Is that serious ?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any information.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> François Fleuret