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ACPI Issues and More with 9.04 Jaunty

Asked by eisudiem

Here I am again, with some more interesting issues.

My custom PC apparently has an ACPI/BIOS issue with 9.04. I'm not certain if that's causing the other problems, but we'll get to those later.

AMD 6000+
Asus Crosshair MOBO
3Gb GEiL RAM
(x2) MSI NX7900GS OC 512MB
1TB (x2 Hitachi Deskstars)
UBUNTU 9.04 JAUNTY, 64-BIT ON EXT4:

The first few things that I get before bootup, but after the BIOS post is:

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[0.928590] ACPI: Expecting a [Reference] package element, found type 0.

Then, this posts. It posts so fast that I had to take a movie of my screen so I could find out what it was saying.

[10.453887] [Firmware Bug]: powernow-k8: Your BIOS does not provide ACPI _PSS objects in a way Linux understands. Please report this to the Linux ACPI maintainers and complain to your BIOS vendor.

[10.453954] [Firmware Bug]: powernow-k8: Your BIOS does not provide ACPI _PSS objects in a way Linux understands. Please report this to the Linux ACPI maintainers and complain to your BIOS vendor.

Loading, please wait...
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After that, it loads. Upon the first installation, my mouse (MX1000 Logitech Wireless {not Bluetooth}) only works about half the time for buttons and selectable items. Fortunately, I know how to use my keyboard to circumvent this inconvenience. Also fortunately, the first batch of updates for 9.04 fix the mouse problem.

But I'm having trouble with the hardware drivers (the proprietary nVidia 180.44 driver), and the nVidia X Server Settings. Aside from the minor detail of when I first start up the X Server Settings - the picture keeps stalling until you grab the window and move it around - there's this startup issue that looks like a panning issue.

When I first start up, I do get my native resolution, but just up in the top left corner in the screen. The bottom part and the right hand side are empty blackness, until I move the cursor up to the top left, and then my whole desktop moves into position. It's sort of like having your desktop set for 1280x1024, and then setting up the panning for 1920x1080. You get all that extra black space on the sides.

But under panning, it shows the exact same resolution as my native desktop size, and so does the metamode (1280x1024@75 +0+0). After I retype the panning, and reselect the metamode and apply, the extra space goes away.

A possible issue is that Ubuntu absolutely refuses to recognize my monitor (it calls my Samsung SyncMaster 712N LCD a CRT-0). I do vaguely recall that in v7.10 I could specify what monitor I was using, but I haven't found the same utility from 8.04 since then.

Here's my previous thread, just in case anyone needs a reference point with regards to my resolution.

I'm thinking it's time for a computer upgrade. My Fujitsu laptop has 9.04 (granted, with ext3), and it works flawlessly.

One of these days, I'm going to see what happens to the laptop when I convert the HDD to ext4.

Thank you for reading and your time!

--eisudiem

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eisudiem (eisudiem) said : 		#1

Previous thread:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/59975

--eisudiem

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chienbebe (chienbebe) said : 		#2

I have the same boot error messages. I can't get rid of the first ACPI error message, but the two errors about powernow-k8 you can possibly remove by going to your bios setup and enable Cool 'n Quiet feature of the AMD cpu, or set it to Auto, don't disable it. It works on my system.

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eisudiem (eisudiem) said : 		#3

Cheers chienbebe! That really did do the job.

And now, through perseverance, and about ten hours of installation, I have the answer to my previous question. Sort of.

I can deal with all sorts of messages that Linux hands out. Of course, half the time I don't understand - so the half-way ignorance leads to some measure of bliss. However, my main issue is this stupid problem with graphics.

I don't know what it is, my motherboard, video card, or monitor. Heck, I'd love to blame the the development of Ubuntu in general.

In 7.10, there's a little feature under system preferences regarding Screens and Displays. In this section, one is able to specify what monitor you use, right down to the manufacturer and the model. However, as one progresses through the upgrade ladder, the information available to the user regarding this selection disappears, until we get to 9.04, where not only do I not have non-proprietary drivers available for the video card, but the Display section hasn't a clue as to what I'm running for a monitor. Amusingly, there isn't a section in the new Ubuntu where one can select their monitor from a list.

Before today's re-installation, Ubuntu 9.04 was guessing that my LCD was a CRT, and now it just says unknown. My solace is that the panning issue hasn't arisen yet, my mouse is working, and I have the Internet; evident by this post I'm writing.

I can live without the fancy effects. I'll just wait until the updates hopefully solve the problem.

Thank you all for your time and attention.

PS: Bring back the list of monitors!

--eisudiem

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eisudiem (eisudiem) said : 		#4

Update:

I've got my graphics! I went into the Synaptic Package Manager, and enabled darn near every package type available. Then I went to update, and hit okay. Suddenly, there was everything I wanted.

Now I have my fancy cube, the random effects, the snow, and the stable background.

Thank you all for your time and attention!

PS: X Server has gone back to thinking my LCD is a CRT. Still - bring back the list of monitors!

--eisudiem